Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Busch Stadium in an interleague contest. Colby Lewis will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Lewis is 15-11 this season with a 4.37 ERA. The Cardinals will counter Lewis with Jamie Garcia. Lefthander Garcia has a 3.72 ERA to go along with a 13-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8. Last time out for Texas, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -125 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Team records: Texas: 96-66 SU St. Louis: 90-72 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 3-1 After playing St. Louis are 1-2 After a loss are 10-0
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 2-2 After playing Texas are 2-1 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Texas is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games Texas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games at home Next up: St. Louis at Texas, Saturday, October 22 -- 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.
