I had the OVER in this same series last week and it cashed comfortably, with these two clubs combining for thirteen runs in the finale. Landen Roupp and Quinn Mathews squared off six days ago and turned in a tight, low-scoring duel, so I won't pretend that pairing hasn't worked before. But that was one game sandwiched between two shootouts in the same set, and neither the Giants nor the Cardinals have shown the kind of pitching depth this month to keep a number this low intact for nine innings. San Francisco is buried near the bottom of the league standings and St. Louis isn't far ahead of them, and both clubs are leaning on bullpens that have had their share of September innings already with nothing but pride on the line. Roupp has been solid but not overpowering his last few turns out, and Mathews is still working with a small sample this year that includes an outing where he needed four walks just to get through five innings. Both lineups have shown they can put a crooked number on the board against a tiring pen, and that's how this total gets there tonight. Take the OVER tonight.
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Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on St. Louis Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 74% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that St. Louis would win by a score of 4.5 to 3.6 with St. Louis winning on the moneyline, San Francisco winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 81% of the public money was on St. Louis Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 85% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that St. Louis would win by a score of 3.9 to 3.8 with St. Louis winning on the moneyline, San Francisco winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 75% of the public money was on St. Louis Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 93% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that San Francisco would win by a score of 4.3 to 4.2 with San Francisco winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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San Francisco at St. Louis
7:45 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 71% of the public money was on St. Louis Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that St. Louis would win by a score of 4.0 to 3.1 with St. Louis winning on the moneyline, San Francisco winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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St. Louis at San Francisco
3:45 PM Eastern
Andre Pallante's turned into one of the better stories in the Cardinals' rotation this year, sitting at a dozen wins and a 3.51 ERA, but this afternoon isn't about him holding a lineup down. It's about what's happening on the other side. Blade Tidwell takes the ball for a Giants team that's given him nothing to work with, and his 0-2 record and a 4.43 ERA undersell how often he's put runners on for free. San Francisco's staff is walking too many hitters and leaving too many pitches over the plate, with a team ERA that's crept toward 4.40 and the bullpen doing plenty of the damage. The Cardinals aren't overwhelming offensively, but they don't need to be against a rookie-caliber arm scuffling for outs, and Pallante doesn't have to be perfect for this number to clear with San Francisco floundering in last place and playing out a lost season. Tidwell's control issues are the kind of thing that turns a modest total into an easy one, and I don't need St. Louis to blow the doors off, just enough contact and enough free passes to push this pace where it's headed. Take the OVER this afternoon.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on St. Louis Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 89% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that St. Louis would win by a score of 5.1 to 4.5 with St. Louis winning on the moneyline, San Francisco winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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