Phillies-Cardinals Who Will Cover?

The Philadelphia Phillies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Ace lefthander Cole Hamels will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Hamels is 9-6 this season with a 3.27 ERA. Hamels's opponent in this one will be Kyle Lohse. The Cardinals righthander has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 12-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jimmy Rollins drove in four runs as the Phillies defeated the Nationals 8-4 as a -130 favorite on Thursday. The game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Rollins belted a two-run homer, and Ryan Howard went 2-for-5 with one RBI for the Phillies. Kyle Kendrick went 6 2-3 innings on the mound for the win, allowing two earned runs off seven hits. The Cardinals lost 9-4 to the Braves as -130 favorites on Thursday. The combined 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). Albert Pujols knocked in two runs for the Cardinals. Joel Pineiro surrendered six runs off 10 hits over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 5 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 59-49 SU St. Louis: 61-50 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing Washington are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Atlanta are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing St. Louis Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Philadelphia is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: St. Louis home to Philadelphia, Saturday, August 2