Reds vs Cardinals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium. The Reds will give the ball to starter Travis Wood in this one. Lefthander Wood is 4-2 this season with a 3.53 ERA. It'll be Adam Wainwright toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wainwright is 17-9 with a 2.30 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Skip Schumaker went 2-for-3 and drove in a run as the Cardinals defeated the Reds 3-2 on Friday. The Cardinals won this gamwe as -135 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jaime Garcia tossed 6 2-3 innings for the win, allowing six hits and a pair of runs for the Cardinals. Bronson Arroyo went 2-for-4 and took the loss on the mound, falling to 14-9. Team records: Cincinnati: 78-56 SU St. Louis: 70-62 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Cincinnati is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati St. Louis is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: St. Louis home to Cincinnati, Sunday, September 5 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.