Phillies-Cardinals Pointspread Pointers

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Saturday. The Phillies will give the ball to ace starter Joe Blanton in this one. Righthander Blanton is 5-12 this season with a 5.13 ERA. Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Braden Looper. The righthander has a 4.38 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Ludwick belted two home runs in leading the Cardinals to a 6-3 win over the Phillies as +130 underdogs on Friday. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Ludwick finished 4-for-4 at the plate, and Joe Mather drove in three runs for the Cardinals. Kyle Lohse threw 5 1-3 innings for his 13th win, and Jason Isringhausen picked up his 12th save. Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who were faovred at -140 in that game. Cole Hamels surrendered five runs off eight hits over six innings in the loss. Team records: Philadelphia: 59-50 SU St. Louis: 62-50 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Philadelphia is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia St. Louis is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: St. Louis home to Philadelphia, Sunday, August 3