Reds vs Cardinals Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium. The Reds will give the ball to starter Homer Bailey in this one. Righthander Bailey is 3-2 this season with a 4.92 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Chris Carpenter who starts for the Cardinals. Righthander Carpenter is 14-5 with a 2.92 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jonny Gomes went 2-for-4 with a couple of runs batted in on Saturday, and the Reds ran over the Cardinals 6-1. The Reds won that game as +157 underdogs, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Travis Wood pitched seven solid innings for the victory, allowing five hits and one run. Adam Wainwright suffered the loss for the Cardinals, giving up seven hits and five runs over five innings. Team records: Cincinnati: 79-56 SU St. Louis: 70-63 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Colorado are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Cincinnati is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games on the road Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Cincinnati at Colorado, Monday, September 6 St. Louis at Milwaukee, Monday, September 6 Betting advice previews, the best gambler's television videos, free baseball picks and more are part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network, which features handicappers such as Matt Rivers, Joe Duffy's GodsTips, MasterLockLine, and Stevie Vincent.