Cardinals-Marlins Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at LandShark Stadium. Righthander Todd Wellemeyer will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Wellemeyer is 5-6 this season with a 5.32 ERA. Wellemeyer's opponent in this one will be Andrew Miller. The Marlins lefthander has a 4.34 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 116-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals scored seven times over the final two innings as they crushed the Marlins 13-4 on Wednesday, as a -105 pick'em. The game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8). Rick Ankiel went 3-for-4 at the plate a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright improved to 6-4 with the win, allowing 11 hits and four runs over seven innings. Jeremy Hermida homered and drove in two runs for the Marlins. Chris Volstad surrendered 10 hits and six runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: St. Louis: 32-28 SU Florida: 29-32 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 2-7 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing St. Louis are 2-8 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Florida St. Louis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 16 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Florida's last 16 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis Florida is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing St. Louis Florida is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: St. Louis at Cleveland, Friday, June 12 Florida at Toronto, Friday, June 12