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The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AT&T Park.
Righthander Jake Westbrook will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Westbrook is 0-1 this season with a 16.63 ERA.
Westbrook's opponent in this one will be Jonathan Sanchez. The Giants lefthander has a 3.17 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
St. Louis lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Pirates on April 6. Bettors who backed the Pirates at +170 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Giants were an 8-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -138 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Team records:
St. Louis: 2-4 SU
San Francisco: 2-4 SU
St. Louis: 2-4 SU
San Francisco: 2-4 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
San Francisco home to St. Louis, Saturday, April 9
San Francisco home to St. Louis, Saturday, April 9
