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MLB
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Outdoor
Sat 26 Jul 2025, 7:15 PM ET
San Diego Padres
VS
St. Louis Cardinals

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 7 markets for San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals and backs San Diego Padres hardest, a lean, and $100 on it returns about $254.

2
Game markets graded
5
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
San Diego Padres
to win
San Diego Padres Moneyline
You bet$10 If it wins$25.40Best price+154
Our confidenceLean
Chance to win55.7%
The price says39.4%

The model graded 7 markets for San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $254 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 26 Jul 2025, 7:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline San Diego Padres Lean56% chance +154
Batter - Singles × 1 prop Highup to 90% Members
Batter - Hits × 1 prop Highup to 78% Members
Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs × 1 prop Highup to 81% Members
Pitcher - Strikeouts × 1 prop Highup to 96% Members
Batter - Doubles × 1 prop Highup to 99% Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals last met on Sat 26 Jul 2025. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every MLB game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Moneyline
San Diego Padres
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

San Diego Padres

  • Adrian Morejon RPDay-to-day
  • Gavin Sheets 1BDay-to-day
  • Rodolfo Duran COut
  • Miguel Andujar DHOut
  • Jeremiah Estrada RPOut
  • Ramon Laureano LFOut
  • Luis Rengifo LFOut
  • Lucas Giolito SPOut
  • Bryan Hoeing RPOut

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Hunter Dobbins SPOut
  • Richard Fitts SPDay-to-day
  • Masyn Winn SSOut
  • Blaze Jordan 3BOut
  • Joshua Baez LFOut
  • Everson Pereira RFOut
  • Max Rajcic RPOut
Availability updated Oct 7, 1:10PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 16 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability16 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Manny Machado SDP Batter - Singles
Luis Arraez SDP Batter - Hits
Luis Arraez SDP Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs
Miles Mikolas STL Pitcher - Strikeouts
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP Batter - Doubles

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineSt. Louis CardinalsNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF3.0L5 RA3.2Home L51-4vs San Diego Padres L51-4

St. Louis Cardinals moneyline form: last five 2-3, 3.0 runs/gm.

Run LineSt. Louis Cardinals run lineNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF3.0L5 RA3.2Home L51-4vs San Diego Padres L51-4

St. Louis Cardinals spread form: last five 2-3, 3.0 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego PadresNo line posted

St. Louis Cardinals total runs form: last five 2-3, 3.0 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsSt. Louis Cardinals team totalNo line posted
2.6runs we expect
L5 RF3.0L5 RA3.2Home L51-4vs San Diego Padres L51-4

St. Louis Cardinals team total runs form: last five 2-3, 3.0 runs/gm.

San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals — what the model found

Our model graded 7 betting markets for San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals — 2 on the game itself and 5 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
Game markets graded
5
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 7 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals — recent results

St. Louis Cardinals have won 1 of their last 5 games; San Diego Padres have won 2 of their last 5.

St. Louis Cardinals — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L4–6MILAway
L2–3MILAway
L4–8MILAway
L1–2PITAway
W5–1PITAway
San Diego Padres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–3MILHome
W4–3MILHome
L2–3MILAway
L3–4MILAway
W4–1CHCHome

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals — recent meetings

These two have met 7 times recently: St. Louis Cardinals won 4, San Diego Padres won 3.

DateSt. Louis CardinalsSan Diego PadresWinner
Jun 1716San Diego Padres
Jun 1632St. Louis Cardinals
Jun 1530St. Louis Cardinals
May 1023San Diego Padres
May 924San Diego Padres
May 960St. Louis Cardinals
May 821St. Louis Cardinals

Who’s out or in doubt

16 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

St. Louis Cardinals
PlayerStatus
Hunter Dobbins SPOUT
Richard Fitts SPDAY-TO-DAY
Masyn Winn SSOUT
Blaze Jordan 3BOUT
Joshua Baez LFOUT
Everson Pereira RFOUT
Max Rajcic RPOUT
San Diego Padres
PlayerStatus
Adrian Morejon RPDAY-TO-DAY
Gavin Sheets 1BDAY-TO-DAY
Rodolfo Duran COUT
Miguel Andujar DHOUT
Jeremiah Estrada RPOUT
Ramon Laureano LFOUT
Luis Rengifo LFOUT
Lucas Giolito SPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals — model preview

Winning baseball bets for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres? We break down odds and insights. Includes analysis on key players like Nolan Arenado. Explore MLB predictions, MLB game picks, baseball betting preview, St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres stats and odds.

Nolan Arenado (STL) Over 0.5 Hits (-154)

Odds available at fanduel at time of publishing

Based on the provided statistics, betting on Nolan Arenado for Over 0.5 in the Batter Hits market is a solid choice. A key factor is Arenado's average hit rate at home games, which stands at 1.2 over the last five games. This is significantly higher than the line of 0.5, suggesting he is likely to achieve at least one hit. Furthermore, his performance against the San Diego Padres has been strong, with an average of 0.8 hits over the last five games. His plate appearances (PA) average, both at home and against the Padres, remains steady at 4, providing ample opportunities to hit. Although his current hit streak is at zero, his recent averages indicate a high probability of success. Therefore, the statistics support the bet on Arenado hitting over 0.5.

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Padres vs Cardinals, or as Cardinals vs Padres. The most recent game between them was Saturday 26 July 2025 at Busch Stadium. The model has generated 2 game picks and 5 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals head-to-head record

Final scores · 27 meetings on record
St. Louis Cardinals 15–12 across the last 27 meetings · these games average 7.4 runs (meetings on record since 2023)

Last meeting: Wed 17 Jun 2026, San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals: the Padres won 6-1.

DateGameScoreWinner
17 Jun 2026San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals1–6San Diego Padres
16 Jun 2026San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals3–2St. Louis Cardinals
15 Jun 2026San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals3–0St. Louis Cardinals
10 May 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres3–2San Diego Padres
9 May 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres0–6St. Louis Cardinals
8 May 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres1–2St. Louis Cardinals
7 May 2026St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres1–2St. Louis Cardinals
3 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres7–3San Diego Padres
2 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres5–8St. Louis Cardinals
1 Aug 2025St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres4–1San Diego Padres

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 27 meetings on file.

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