Cardinals-Phillies Odds Preview

The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Friday. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Joel Pineiro in this one. Righthander Pineiro is 8-9 this season with a 3.09 ERA. Starting this game for the Phillies will be JA Happ. The lefthander has a 2.74 ERA to go along with a 5-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 143-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated the Nationals 4-1 in a rain-shortened seven inning game on Thursday, as -200 favorites. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Rick Ankiel homered, and Skip Schumaker went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Adam Wainwright whiffed seven batters over six complete innings for the win. The Phillies got back in the win column after having a 10-game win streak snapped, as they defeated the Padres 9-4 in a makeup game on Thursday. The Phillies won that game as -310 favorites, while the 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Jayson Werth went 3-for-5 at the plate with one RBI and scored twice. Cole Hamels tossed seven innings for the win, allowing four hits and three runs. Team records: St. Louis: 52-46 SU Philadelphia: 54-39 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing San Diego are 8-2 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 15 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Philadelphia is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Saturday, July 25