MLB Handicapping: Cardinals vs Phillies

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Adam Wainwright will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Wainwright is 4-1 this season with a 2.13 ERA. Wainwright's opponent in this one will be Cole Hamels. The Phillies lefthander has a 5.28 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Freese went 2-for-5 with three runs batted in to lead the Cardinals past the Phillies 6-3 on Monday night. St. Louis cashed as -120 road favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 9.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Colby Rasmus was 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Cardinals, as winning pitcher Jaime Garcia allowed only one run over 6 1-3 innings for St. Louis. Jayson Werth went 2-for-4 with a big fly for Philadelphia, while Joe Blanton was handed the loss after giving up four runs over 6 2-3 innings for the Phillies. Current streak: St. Louis has won 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 18-8 SU Philadelphia: 14-11 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 8-2 After playing St. Louis are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 16 games at home Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home Next up: Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Wednesday, May 5 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.