Padres-Cardinals Vegas Betting Odds

A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday when they battle the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. Righthander Greg Maddux will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Maddux is 3-8 this season with a 3.90 ERA. It'll be Braden Looper toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Looper is 9-7 with a 4.25 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals held off a late rally as they defeated the Padres 4-3 in the opener on Thursday, as -110 favorites. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (7.5). Troy Glaus hit two home runs, while Rick Ankiel and Joe Mather hit solo shots for the Cardinals. Kyle Lohse improved to 12-2 with the win, allowing two runs off seven hits over seven innings. Edgar Gonzalez went 2-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Padres, who were listed at EVEN odds for that game. Jake Peavy gave up four runs off eight hits over seven innings to suffer the loss. Current streak: San Diego has lost 3 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 37-59 SU St. Louis: 54-43 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing San Diego are 6-4 After playing San Diego are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego Next up: St. Louis home to San Diego, Saturday, July 19