Dodgers vs Cardinals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Thursday. The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Clayton Kershaw in this one. Lefthander Kershaw is 9-4 this season with a 2.96 ERA. Starting this game for the Cardinals will be ace Chris Carpenter. The righthander has a 3.29 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers defeated the Cubs 7-0 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Vicente Padilla pitched eight shutout innings for the Dodgers and James Loney was 2-3 with a home run and four RBI. The Cardinals defeated Houston 4-2 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Matt Holliday hit a three-run home run for St. Louis and Blake Hawksworth picked up the win for St. Louis after allowing two runs on seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. Team records: Los Angeles: 49-39 SU St. Louis: 47-41 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 8-2 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis LA Dodgers are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers St. Louis is 19-5 SU in their last 24 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home St. Louis is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Friday, July 16 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.