Cardinals-Nationals Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Nationals Park. The Cardinals will trot Mitchell Boggs out to the mound in this one. Righthander Boggs has a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. The Nationals will counter Boggs with Daniel Cabrera. Righthander Cabrera has a 4.42 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 132-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals rallied with four runs in the fifth inning as they got past the Braves 5-3 in Wednesday's series finale, at EVEN odds. That game's eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8). Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in one run for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright tossed his third straight win, and Ryan Franklin collected his seventh save of the season. The struggling Nationals banged out 11 hits and avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday, as +165 underdogs. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10.5). Anderson Hernandez went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs to lead the way. Scott Olsen picked up his first win in four outings, and Julian Tavarez notched his first save. Team records: St. Louis: 15-7 SU Washington: 5-15 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis's last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington St. Louis is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home Next up: Washington home to St. Louis, Friday, May 1