Cardinals-Reds Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Great American Ball Park. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Joel Pineiro in this one. Righthander Pineiro is 4-1 this season with a 3.24 ERA. Pineiro's opponent in this one will be Johnny Cueto. The Reds righthander has a 1.65 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals scored four runs in the fifth inning in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Pirates, as -185 favorites. The game's seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5). Jason LaRue went 2-for-4 with a solo home run for the Cardinals. Todd Wellemeyer gave up four hits and two runs over seven innings for the win. The Reds earned a split of a two-game set at Great American Ball Park by defeating the Brewers 6-5 on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Jay Bruce hit a solo home run for the Reds, while scoring twice in the victory. Micah Owings notched his second win of the season, and Francisco Cordero collected his eight save. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 19-10 SU Cincinnati: 15-13 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati St. Louis is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Cincinnati home to St. Louis, Saturday, May 9