Cardinals vs Nationals Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Nationals Park. The Cardinals will trot ace Chris Carpenter out to the mound in this one. Righthander Carpenter has a 14-4 record and a 2.88 ERA this season. The Nationals will counter Carpenter with Jordan Zimmermann. Righthander Zimmermann has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals were dumped 5-2 by the Pirates last time out, as -185 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jake Westbrook surrendered six hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. The Nationals were shut out 4-0 by the Cubs last time out, as +105 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jason Marquis suffered the Nationals loss, giving up four hits and one run over his 7 1-3 innings. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Washington has lost 4 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 68-56 SU Washington: 53-74 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Washington most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 15 of St. Louis's last 20 games when playing on the road against Washington St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Washington's last 20 games when playing at home against St. Louis Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Washington home to St. Louis, Friday, August 27 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.