MLB Betting: Reds vs Cardinals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium. Ace righthander Bronson Arroyo will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Arroyo is 5-2 this season with a 4.30 ERA. The Cardinals will counter Arroyo with Jamie Garcia. Lefthander Garcia has a 1.14 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Reds lost to Houston 2-0 in extra innings as a -200 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Mike Leake tossed six shutout innings for Cincinnati, while Micah Owings surrendered the winning runs in the tenth inning. The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 9-1 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Albert Pujols hit three home runs and had four RBI for St. Louis, while Adam Wainwright allowed one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. Team records: Cincinnati: 30-21 SU St. Louis: 29-22 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing Houston are 8-2 After a loss are 8-2 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Cincinnati St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Next up: St. Louis home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, June 1 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com