MLB Handicapping: Cardinals vs Padres

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the San Diego Padres on Wednesday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at PETCO Park. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jamie Garcia in this game. Garcia has a 4-2 record and a 1.28 ERA this season. The Padres will counter Garcia with Kevin Correia. Righthander Correia has a 4.57 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Winning pitcher Jon Garland pitched seven scoreless innings to get the victory, as the Padres blanked the Cardinals 1-0 on Tuesday night. San Diego cashed as +120 home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 6.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Jerry Hairston Jr. was 2-for-3 with a homer for the Padres, as Heath Bell took the mound in the ninth inning to earn the save for San Diego. Adam Wainwright allowed one run over seven innings to take the loss for St. Louis, while Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 for the Cardinals. Current streak: San Diego has won 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 26-20 SU San Diego: 27-18 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing San Diego are 9-1 After playing San Diego are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 San Diego most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 2-8 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 14 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Diego's last 17 games Next up: San Diego home to St. Louis, Thursday, May 27 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.