MLB Handicapping: Athletics vs Cardinals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Vin Mazzaro in this one. Righthander Mazzaro is 1-1 this season with a 5.14 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Chris Carpenter who starts for the Cardinals. Righthander Carpenter is 7-1 with a 2.66 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 260-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The A's were defeated 3-2 by the Cubs last time out, as +111 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jerry Blevins gave up the winning run in relief and was tagged with the A's loss. The Cardinals fell 2-1 to the Mariners last time out, as -200 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jaime Garcia surrendered five hits and two runs over seven innings in the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 33-35 SU St. Louis: 36-30 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 3-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 0-5 After a loss are 5-5 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 4-2 After playing Seattle are 6-2 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing St. Louis Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to Oakland, Saturday, June 19 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.