Courtesy of OddsShark.com The St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Chris Capuano will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Capuano is 11-12 this season with a 4.44 ERA. Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Jake Westbrook. The righthander has a 4.58 ERA to go along with a 12-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. The Mets were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -220 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. St. Louis has won 4 straight games. Team records: New York: 73-82 SU St. Louis: 86-69 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 1-9 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Mets's last 17 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 11 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up: NY Mets home to Philadelphia, Friday, September 23 St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Friday, September 23 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
