Starter edge
3.46 ERA
Michael King vs Andre Pallante - 3.88 ERA
King owns the sharper run-prevention profile, giving SD cleaner opening script tonight.

SD
37-34

STL
39-31
Probable starters
Combined ERA 7.34
M. King
4-5 · 3.46 ERA
A. Pallante
7-4 · 3.88 ERA
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
3 signals · model + marketLine movement
200 snapshots
STL spread
+1.5
open +1.5
Total
O/U 8.0
open O/U 8.0
STL no-vig %
51.0%
open 50.0% · +1.0
Stepped lines reflect captured market snapshots from odds_snapshots. Spread sign convention: negative = STL favored. Live mode caps the in-game branch to the last 60 minutes.
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter

Michael King
SP · #34
4-5
W-L
3.46
ERA
1.15
WHIP
72
K
80.2
IP
Last 3 starts
Home starter

Andre Pallante
SP · #53
7-4
W-L
3.88
ERA
1.26
WHIP
56
K
69.2
IP
Last 3 starts
Vegas line
Model edge
Head to head
Place a bet
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Model side · moneyline
21+ in most states. Lines refreshed at the moment of fetch. We may earn a referral fee on book signups — your odds and terms are unchanged.
Projected lineups
Posted by ESPN ~30 minutes before first pitch.
SD
STL
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
126
projections · 66 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
SD
league avg
STL
.652
OPS
.717
▶.722
.291
OBP
.319
▶.323
3.83
Runs / G
4.50
▶4.60
3.90
Team ERA
4.18
4.09
1.29
WHIP
1.31
1.33
8.5
K / 9
8.5
7.8
SD
Padres
38-35
STL★
Cardinals
42-32
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Scouting report · pre-game
STL is 7-3 recently; SD is 5-5.
56.6%
model · STL win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. STL has 0 straight road games; SD has 4.
Model angle
STL's edge is mostly venue split plus travel burden. Head to head is the main caution flag. Weather and park add about 0.3 runs from the total environment.
Players to watch
Alec Burleson · 2.8 TB · last-10 3.3 vs season 2.
Jordan Walker · 2.6 TB · last-10 2.9 vs season 2.2.
Fernando Tatis Jr. · 1.7 TB · last-10 2 vs season 1.3.
Head-to-head · 1-2 · last 3
STL is 1-2 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 0.9pp toward the home side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
On the call · MLB
4 officials
Home Plate Umpire
Nic Lentz
First Base Umpire
James Jean
Second Base Umpire
Chris Segal
Third Base Umpire
Laz Diaz
Per-official season stats (foul rate, strike-zone tendency) activate with the season-stats rollup. Bookmark the names for now.
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+5.8pp
best edge · STL · DraftKings
SD
no live price
STL
★ bestedge +5.8pp · implied 50.9%
| Book | SD | STL | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -106 | -114★ | +5.8 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
57.6%
ensemble · STL favored
Elo Static
56.3%
P(STL win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
55.8%
P(STL win)
32%
weight
Bullpen Park
59.2%
P(STL win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
1.51 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
90% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
STL's edge is mostly venue split plus travel burden. Head to head is the main caution flag.
+5.8
pp edge · STL
+0.98
CLV pp
57.1%
±5.3pp band
2.05u medium — +3.8pp edge, quarter Kelly.
Edge
+6.2pp
+0.4pp post-cal
Kelly
8.2%
2.0% sized
Decimal
1.88
+3.8pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 5.8pp · STL over SD
STL's venue form is 40pp stronger in the recent sample.
SD is carrying the heavier road load into this matchup.
STL grades as a real model edge, not just noise.
The market moved 1pp toward STL since open.
SD has controlled the recent head-to-head sample.
Open price
-110
Close price
-114
Open no-vig
50.0%
Close no-vig
51.0%
Market came to the model
Preview · MLB
an Diego Padres visit St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday at 6/16 - 7:45 PM EDT. STL is 8-4 in their last 12.
Vegas opened SD as a 1.5-point favorite with the total at 8.0. STL's moneyline implies a 53% break-even, SD the inverse. STL is on a back-to-back.
For bettors: the SD side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 8.0 total reads defensive vs the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MLB · Box score
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .279 | 269 | 75 | 24 | 2 | 64 | |
| .205 | 259 | 53 | 27 | 7 | 68 | |
| .177 | 254 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 63 | |
| .226 | 235 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 49 | |
| .228 | 206 | 47 | 30 | 11 | 53 | |
| .357 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| .252 | 135 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 38 | |
| .333 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| .162 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Team | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --.-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Team | --.-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .251 | 255 | 64 | 31 | 10 | 50 | |
| .264 | 258 | 68 | 31 | 9 | 50 | |
| .287 | 272 | 78 | 52 | 13 | 47 | |
| .297 | 273 | 81 | 56 | 18 | 76 | |
| .257 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| .232 | 233 | 54 | 26 | 2 | 55 | |
| .214 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| .333 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| .254 | 169 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 42 | |
| Team | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --.-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Team | --.-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Current series
STL leads series 1-0
Season series
STL leads series 3-2
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
SD -1.5
Total
8.0
Defensive · -0.5 vs avg
Moneyline
1· 6.3h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
0.0 since open
Total
8.0
0.0 since open
Pitching matchup · today
ESPN · season stats
M. King
#34 · 4-5
ERA
3.46
K
72
SV
—
Last 3 starts

A. Pallante
#53 · 7-4
ERA
3.88
K
56
SV
—
Last 3 starts
Starting lineups
ESPN · 1-9 batting orderF. Tatis Jr.
2B
J. Merrill
CF
M. Machado
3B
X. Bogaerts
SS
G. Sheets
LF
S. Taylor
RF
T. France
1B
W. Wagner
DH
R. Duran
C
J. Wetherholt
2B
I. Herrera
C
A. Burleson
1B
J. Walker
RF
L. Nootbaar
LF
M. Winn
SS
J. Crooks
DH
B. Jordan
3B
N. Church
CF
Scouting report
SD @ STL
Rest going in
0 days
last game Jun 15
0 days
last game Jun 15
Model edge vs market
Lean onlyMarket
SD -1.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
8.0
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
SD -106
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
37-34
Record
39-31
#6
Conf rank
#4
-0.2
Pt diff
+0.2
L1
Streak
W1
5-5
Last 10
7-3
Bullpen used yesterday
SD
7.0 bullpen IP · heavy
L 3-0 · Jun 15
STL
0.0 bullpen IP
Pen unused yesterday — full availability.
W 3-0 · Jun 15
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Team stats
SD
Away
Stat
STL
Home
272
Runs
322
501
Hits
581
21
Errors
32
834
TB
943
73
HR
83
228
BB
233
597
K
564
0
LOB
0
Betting line
SD -1.5·O/U 8·SD -106/STL -114