In a special MLB game at a historic baseball park, the San Francisco Giants will look to honor a legend in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals, and we're offering our top Giants vs. Cardinals player props based on the best MLB odds.
With the passing of “the Say Hey Kid,” this matchup between the San Francisco Giants (36-38) and St. Louis Cardinals (36-36) at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., will carry even more significance. Giants legend Willie Mays passed away Tuesday and was among the many MLB legends to have played on Rickwood Field.
This special game, which is set for 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX), is set to honor the Negro Leagues and pay tribute to Mays, who said before his death, “I wanted to thank (MLB), the Giants, the Cardinals and all the fans who'll be at Rickwood or watching the game. It'll be a special day, and I hope the kids will enjoy it and be ins pired by it.”
Giants vs. Cardinals player props
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- Heliot Ramos Over 1.5 total bases (+125 via bet365) ????
- Keaton Winn Over 2.5 earned runs allowed (+128 via bet365) ????
- Alec Burleson Over 1.5 total bases (+110 via BetMGM) ???
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Giants vs. Cardinals expert picks
On a day that will honor Mays, the greatest baseball player of all-time for my money, it's only right to back a Giants center fielder. Not only does Heliot Ramos fit the narrative I'm pushing, but he's also San Francisco's most explosive bat since entering the lineup in May.
The 24-year-old has been a revelation with a team-leading nine homers. He's been even better in June with a ridiculous .364 average and .727 SLG while hitting seven bombs in 16 games. Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante could be in for a long day. He uses his four-seamer 51.6% of the time, a pitch Ramos is mashing with a .342 average and .737 SLG.
This same prop is as short as -115 at our other best sportsbooks, implying a 53.49% win probability, according to our odds converter. But our price pays out $22.50 on a $10 bet.
Best odds: +125 via bet365
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San Francisco is going to need Ramos to be mashing if they hope to keep up in this game. Not because St. Louis' lineup is scary per se, but because Keaton Winn has been atrocious this year. The 26-year-old has an ERA that fits an Iron Maiden song more than a pitcher in the majors' earned run average (6.66).
In 11 starts this season, Winn has given up 39 earned runs and eight homers across 52 2/3 innings. He's rarely even made it six innings in his last handful of starts. In five starts since May 4, he's allowed 27 earned runs across 18 2/3 innings.
Given the fact that Winn hasn't allowed fewer than three earned runs since April, this price jumps out. While it only implies a 43.86% win probability, it pays a $12.80 profit on a $10 bet.
Best odds: +128 via bet365
Going hand in hand with the Over on Winn's earned runs allowed is this prop backing Alec Burleson to have a big evening in Birmingham. Outside of Masyn Winn, Burleson has probably been St. Louis' most consistent bat this season with a .274/.305/.444 slash line.
But why would I pass up making a Winn-Winn joke with Masyn taking on Keaton? It's because of Burleson's success against Keaton Winn's most used pitch, his split-finger. Winn's using it 40.8% of the time, and it can be a tricky pitch to hit, but Burleson is batting .333 with a .500 SLG against it this season.
This prop is priced at -110 at our other best sportsbooks, making this a value too good to pass up. The -110 odds imply a 52.38% probability he hits the Over, but our price pays an $11 profit on a $10 bet.
Best odds: +110 via BetMGM
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Giants vs. Cardinals odds & game info
- When: Thursday, June 20
- First pitch: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Where: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, Ala.)
- How to watch: Fox
- Favorite: Cardinals (-120 via bet365)
Giants-Cardinals player props made Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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