The San Francisco Giants (71-69) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (70-71) in the opener of a 3-game set Friday. First pitch from Busch Stadium in St. Louis is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Giants vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: First meeting; Cards won 5-1 last year

The Giants are scorching after a 3-game sweep at the Colorado Rockies this week. They won 10-8 Wednesday as 3B Matt Chapman touched seats twice for his 19th and 20th homers of the season. The Giants have won 9 of 10 games to pull within 4 games of a Wild Card.

The Cards took 2 of 3 over the Athletics, culminated by a 5-1 win Wednesday. 1B Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs, but he'll be out

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