The St. Louis Cardinals host San Diego on Sunday, looking to build on their 58-37 mark against the 43-55 Padres in MLB betting action at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis hands the ball to starter Adam Wainwright in this one and he'll try to improve on his 12-5 mark on the year. San Diego counters with Eric Stults, who will try to quiet the fans and the Cardinals bats at the same time.



View San Diego vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Cardinals as -205 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 1-ranked Cardinals and the National League No. 15-rated Padres in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and St. Louis has the National League's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.5 hits per game. The Padres average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and St. Louis has the National League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 15 mark in runs allowed.

San Diego won its last outing, a 5-3 result against the Cardinals on July 20. Bettors who backed the Padres at +190 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. San Diego looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Cardinals, a 5-3 final on Saturday in support of Edinson Volquez at Busch Stadium.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Padres at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Diego's last 18 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games at home


Next up:
San Diego at Milwaukee, Monday, July 22
St. Louis home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 23