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MLB · Moneyline
St. Louis Cardinals
@
San Diego Padres
Date
Fri, May 8
Time
2:00 AM
Venue
Petco Park
Spread
Padres ML
Odds
-175
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Padres ML
-175 · 1 Unit
62%
The Edge
King's ERA advantage and Petco's pitcher-friendly environment give San Diego a lean at home, but the Cardinals' elite ATS form and the -175 price cap this at a LEAN rather than a PICK.
Key Factors
Pitcher ERA delta: King 2.95 vs Liberatore 4.50 — a 1.55-run gap that meets the 1.5+ threshold for a significant starting pitcher edge
Petco Park run factor 0.94 and HR factor 0.85 suppresses scoring, which disproportionately benefits the team with the better starter and tighter pitching staff
San Diego team WHIP 1.26 vs Cardinals 1.43 — Padres pitching staff is meaningfully tighter across the board, and opponent OPS allowed (0.694 vs 0.749) confirms the gap
Padres home ATS record 12-7 (.632) and home SU record 11-8 — solid home performance, and they enter on a W2 streak