Giants vs. Cardinals odds, prediction, line: 2022 MLB picks, Sunday, May 15 best bets from proven model
Sun, May 15, 2022
MLB News (AP)
National League powers take center stage on Sunday Night Baseball when the San Francisco Giants visit the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of a three-game weekend set. The Giants won the opener on Friday, with the Cardinals returning serve with a 4-0 win on Saturday. San Francisco enters Sunday at 20-13 overall, while St. Louis is 18-15 to begin the 2022 MLB season.'
First pitch is at 7:08 p.m. ET in St. Louis. Caesars Sportsbook lists San Francisco as a -150 favorite (risk $150 to win $100) on the money line, while the over-under, or total number of runs Vegas thinks will be scored, is seven in the latest Giants vs. Cardinals odds. Before you make any Cardinals vs. Giants picks, you need to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times and it is off to a sizzling start to the 2022 season. It's on a 31-19 roll on top-rated MLB money-line picks through five weeks, returning almost $800 for $100 players. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Giants vs. Cardinals and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are several MLB betting lines and trends for Cardinals vs. Giants:'
- Giants vs. Cardinals money line: Giants -150, Cardinals +130
- Giants vs. Cardinals over-under: 7 runs
- Giants vs. Cardinals run line: Giants -1.5 (+115)
- SF: The Giants are 9-6 in road games
- STL: The Cardinals are 9-8 in home games
The Giants boast an impressive offense. San Francisco ranks in the top three of the National League with 163 runs scored and a .329 on-base percentage in 2022. The Giants are also in the top five in home runs (33), stolen bases (20), and batting average (.245) this season, and that comes on the heels of a 2021 campaign in which San Francisco ranked in the top two in myriad offensive categories.'
In terms of run prevention, the Giants can rely on Carlos Rodon, with the left-hander coming off an All-Star campaign in 2021. He has a 1.80 ERA in six 2022 starts, striking out 53 batters in only 35 innings of work. Rodon has zoomed through road outings with a 1.50 ERA in 2022, and he has not allowed a home run this season. From there, San Francisco's bullpen has a 3.46 ERA this season, and the Giants rank in the top three of the National League in wins above replacement from relief pitchers.
The Cardinals have standout characteristics on offense, including National League-leading marks in stolen bases (28) and strikeout rate (19.7 percent). St. Louis also projects quite well in run prevention, however, and much of that comes from veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright. The three-time All-Star threw seven shutout innings with only one hit allowed in his last start, and Wainwright has a 3.18 ERA across six outings in 2022. That comes after a 3.05 ERA in 206.1 innings last season, and Wainwright has a career walk rate of 2.4 per nine innings.'
Right-handed batters struggle mightily against Wainwright, posting only a .560 OPS this season, and Wainwright has a 2.25 ERA at Busch Stadium in 2022. The Cardinals also have a stout bullpen, with St. Louis currently leading the National League in ERA (3.17) and ground ball rate (47.7 percent) from relievers.
SportsLine's model is leaning over on the run total, and it says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Giants vs. Cardinals? And which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of Giants vs. Cardinals you need to jump on Sunday, all from the model that has crushed its MLB picks, and find out.'
