Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Turner Field. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Adam Wainwright in this one. Righthander Wainwright is 17-10 this season with a 2.34 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jair Jurrjens who starts for the Braves. Righthander Jurrjens is 7-4 with a 4.10 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Alex Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in on Wednesday, and the Braves rolled to a 9-3 win over the Pirates. The Braves won that game as -153 favorites, while the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Martin Prado and Derrek Lee also drove in a pair of runs for the Braves. Derek Lowe earned the win for the Braves, allowing just eight hits and one run over six innings. Current streak: Team records: Atlanta: 80-60 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing St. Louis Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Betting systems and a fantastic sports store show that the OffshoreInsiders.com Network is more than just free sports picks |
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