MLB Handicapping: Brewers vs Cardinals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Busch Stadium. Randy Wolf will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day. Lefthander Wolf is 4-4 this season with a 4.45 ERA. Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Adam Wainwright. The righthander has a 2.28 ERA to go along with a 7-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total is sitting at 8. Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 with an RBI for Milwaukee in its 3-2 loss to Florida on Thursday night. Florida cashed as -225 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 8-run total set by sportsbooks. Chris Carpenter allowed just one run on four hits in helping the Cardinals defeat the Reds 4-1 in the series finale on Wednesday. The Cardinals won the game as -210 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Matt Holliday cracked a solo home run for the Cardinals, and Kyle McClellan closed out the ninth for his first save. Team records: Milwaukee: 22-32 SU St. Louis: 31-23 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games Milwaukee is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games Next up: St. Louis home to Milwaukee, Saturday, June 5 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.