MLB Betting: Cardinals vs Diamondbacks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Chase Field. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jamie Garcia in this game. Garcia has a 5-2 record and a 1.47 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Rodrigo Lopez. The righthander has a 4.27 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals were defeated 4-3 by the Dodgers last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's seven runs made it OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Adam Wainwright gave up eight hits and four runs over his six innings for the Cardinals in the loss. The Diamondbacks gave up four runs in the ninth and fell 11-7 to the Braves last time out, as +146 underdogs. That game's 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Chad Qualls gave up all four runs in the ninth inning and was tagged with the Diamondbacks loss. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 4 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 33-27 SU Arizona: 24-37 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Arizona are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Arizona most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing St. Louis Arizona is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Arizona home to St. Louis, Saturday, June 12 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.