Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Busch Stadium. The Braves will trot Mike Minor out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Minor has a 2-2 record and a 5.97 ERA this season. Minor's opponent in this one will be Jamie Garcia. The Cardinals lefthander has a 3.76 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total is sitting at 8. Atlanta was a 1-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Cubs. They lost as -108 favorites, while the total score of 1 made winners of UNDER bettors. In their last action, St. Louis was a 7-2 winner on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on St. Louis at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Current streak: St. Louis has won 4 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 19-13 SU St. Louis: 20-11 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 7-3 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing St. Louis Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: St. Louis home to Atlanta, Saturday, May 12 -- 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.
