Rockies vs Cardinals MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Colorado Rockies will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Ace Ubaldo Jimenez will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Righthander Jimenez is 19-8 this season with a 2.99 ERA. The Cardinals will counter Jimenez with Kyle Lohse. Righthander Lohse has a 7.09 ERA to go along with a 4-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jake Westbrook pitched 7 2-3 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts on Friday, and the Cardinals shut down the Rockies 3-0. The Cardinals won that game as -115 favorites, while the three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Allen Craig had two hits and drove in one run for the Cardinals. Ryan Franklin threw a scoreless ninth to collect his 27th save. Jorge De La Rosa allowed five hits and three runs over seven innings in the loss. Current streak: Colorado has lost 6 straight games. St. Louis has won 3 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 83-77 SU St. Louis: 84-76 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 8-2 After a loss are 1-9 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Colorado are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing St. Louis Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado St. Louis is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Colorado Next up: St. Louis home to Colorado, Sunday, October 3 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com