Cardinals-Marlins Who Will Cover?

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium. Righthander Joel Pineiro will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Pineiro is 4-5 this season with a 5.04 ERA. The Marlins will counter Pineiro with Anibal Sanchez. Righthander Sanchez has a 4.22 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals lost to the Cubs 6-2 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Joe Mather and Albert Pujols each had an RBI for the Cardinals, while Chris Carpenter was tagged with the loss after allowing two earned runs on six hits in five 1-3 innings. The Marlins defeated the Mets 8-2 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Dan Uggla had three RBI and scored a pair of runs for Florida, while Luis Gonzalez was 3-4 with a solo home run in the win. Team records: St. Louis: 65-55 SU Florida: 62-56 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 8-2 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Florida most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games Florida is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Florida home to St. Louis, Tuesday, August 12