Cardinals-Braves Vegas Betting Odds

A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Joel Pineiro in this game. Pineiro has a 3-4 record and a 4.79 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Braves will be Mike Hampton. The lefthander has a 13.50 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 129-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals won their third straight of a four-game series on Wednesday, as they defeated the Braves 7-2. The Cardinals won the game as +105 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Joe Mather led the way with a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Brad Thompson tossed 2 2-3 innings of relief for the win, and Ron Villone notched his first save. Omar Infante went 3-for-5 at the plate for the Braves with one RBI. Jair Jurrjens surrendered three runs off seven hits over seven innings to suffer the loss. Oddsmakers had the Braves as a -115 favorite in that game. Current streak: St. Louis has won 3 straight games. Atlanta has lost 5 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 61-49 SU Atlanta: 49-58 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Atlanta are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: St. Louis home to Philadelphia, Friday, August 1 Atlanta home to Milwaukee, Friday, August 1