Padres vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 9

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the San Diego Padres at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday. Randy Vasquez (3-1, 3.20 ERA) will start for the Padres, who are 22-16 this season and second in the NL West. Dustin May (3-3, 5.15 ERA) is expected to start for the Cardinals, who are 23-15 and second in the NL Central.

At home, the Padres are favored to win on the moneyline (-147) over the Cardinals (+122). The contest has a total set at 8.

Padres vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, May 9, 2026
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: Petco Park
• Favorite: Padres (-147)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+122)
• Over/under: 8

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• TV Channel: FOX
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Padres vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Padres are 12-10 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 54.5% of those games).
• St. Louis has won in 21, or 61.8%, of the 34 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season San Diego has won nine of its 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -147 on the moneyline.
• This season, the Cardinals have been victorious six times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +122 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Padres have a 59.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 45% chance of walking away with the win.

Padres vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Padres have combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times this season for a 16-20-2 record against the over/under.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of its 38 games with a total this season.
• The Padres have a 21-17-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 24-14-0 in 38 games with a line this season.