Cardinals vs Braves Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Turner Field. The Cardinals will give the ball to ace starter Chris Carpenter in this one. Righthander Carpenter is 15-5 this season with a 2.90 ERA. The Braves will counter Carpenter with Mike Minor. Lefthander Minor has a 5.33 ERA to go along with a 3-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Colby Rasmus belted two homers and drove in four runs to power the Cardinals in a 11-4 win over the Braves in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. The Cardinals won that game as a -110 pick'em, while the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan drove in a pair of runs each for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright earned the win on the mound, allowing seven hits and three runs over his eight innings. Jair Jurrjens suffered the loss for the Braves, giving up 10 hits and seven runs over 3 2-3 innings. Team records: St. Louis: 73-65 SU Atlanta: 80-61 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta St. Louis is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games St. Louis is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Atlanta home to St. Louis, Saturday, September 11 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.