{"id":77663,"date":"2014-05-29T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T15:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=77663"},"modified":"2014-05-29T08:46:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T15:46:21","slug":"san-francisco-giants-vs-st-louis-cardinals-picks-handicapping-odds-29514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/san-francisco-giants-vs-st-louis-cardinals-picks-handicapping-odds-29514\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Picks &#038; MLB Handicapping Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>San Francisco vs St. Louis MLB Gambling Tips<\/h2>\n<p>San Francisco will travel to St. Louis to start a seven-game road trip that opens with a four-game series against the Cardinals on Thursday.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>SF: Ryan Vogelsong (R) (3-2, 3.20 ERA) v STL: Jaime Garcia (L) (1-0, 4.26)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Date\/Time: 8:15 pm ET Thursday, May 29, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Broadcast: LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Line: -133 Cardinals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Total: 7.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Odds From [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&#038;limit=1&#038;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_summary_20.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Insight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_preview_20.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">CappersPicks Insider Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Giants (34-19) have the best record in major league baseball and are winners of four of their last five including a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval led the offensive charge, going 2-for-3 to increase his hitting streak to eight contests.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\" target=\"_parent\">Click here to Buy Razor Ray&#8217;s MLB Baseball Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He has at least one RBI in each game of his streak and has five homers in the last 10 contests.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis (29-24) meanwhile, has won 10 of 14 games, but lost two of three to the New York Yankees earlier this week.<br \/>\n[dfads params=&#8217;groups=10&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<br \/>\nThe Cardinals took four out of six games with San Francisco in 2013, outscoring the Giants 37-12. They averaged nearly nine runs per game and will get a boost to their offense on Thursday, as they are expected to return first baseman Matt Adams back into the DH spot in the lineup for the opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants will try to reverse that trend, by sending veteran Ryan Vogelsong to the hill in game one. The right-hander is 2-0 in his last two starts, including a 2-1 win over Minnesota back on May 24. He held the Twins scoreless on just three hits over 6 2\/3 innings while striking out seven.<\/p>\n<p>Vogelsong also held the Marlins scoreless in his prior start.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first time the 36-year-old has faced the Cardinals during his 14-year career.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis will counter with Jaime Garcia, who registered his first win of the season, a 6-3 win at Cincinnati on May 24.<\/p>\n<p>The lefty slung 5 2\/3 innings in that one, allowing just two earned runs on six hits, while striking out seven in just his second start of the season, since undergoing major shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia has issued no walks this season and is 2-1 with a 1.27 career ERA against the Giants, who has only received four free passes from the 27-year-old.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Under is 12-4-2 in SF last 18 road games.<\/li>\n<li>Under is 11-4 in SF last 15 Thu. games.<\/li>\n<li>SF are 23-9 in their last 32 overall.<\/li>\n<li>STL are 40-16 in their last 56 home games.<\/li>\n<li>STL are 10-4 in their last 14 overall.<\/li>\n<li>STL are 10-4 in their last 14 games on grass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Notes:<\/h3>\n<p>1. San Francisco 3B Pablo Sandoval has at least one RBI in each game of his eight-game hitting streak and has five homers in the last 10 contests.<br \/>\n2. St. Louis 1B Matt Adams (calf) was limited to pinch hitting duty Wednesday and could be back in the lineup for the opener.<br \/>\n3. Giants C Buster Posey is 3-for-32 over his last 10 games and hasn\u2019t homered since May 3.<\/p>\n<h3>Matt\u2019s Free Prediction: San Francisco<\/h3>\n<p>The Giants are playing well and while the Cardinals are probably one of the only teams in baseball to possibly slow them down, I don&#8217;t expect Garcia to be the one to get it done.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"MLB Picks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/sportscapping.php?leaderboard\/leg,mlb\/afc,AF23_15\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\">What are you waiting for? 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