MLB Handicapping: Cardinals vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Rogers Centre. Lefthander Jamie Garcia will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Garcia is 6-3 this season with a 1.59 ERA. It'll be Brett Cecil toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Lefthander Cecil is 7-3 with a 3.58 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals lost to Oakland 3-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Matt Holliday was 3-4 with two solo home runs for St. Louis in the loss. The Blue Jays lost to San Francisco 9-6 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). John MacDonald hit a two-run home run for Toronto and John Buck was 3-4 with three RBI. Team records: St. Louis: 38-31 SU Toronto: 38-32 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 5-1 After playing Oakland are 6-2 After a loss are 6-4 Toronto most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 2-4 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home Toronto is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Toronto home to St. Louis, Wednesday, June 23 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.