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The Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals will meet on the field at Busch Stadium on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Edinson Volquez will be the starting pitcher for the Reds on this day. Righthander Volquez is 2-0 this season with a 6.75 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Kyle McClellan. The righthander has a 1.89 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, Cincinnati was a 7-4 winner at home against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Cincinnati at -121 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Cardinals were a 5-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -157 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 10-9 SU
St. Louis: 10-9 SU
Cincinnati: 10-9 SU
St. Louis: 10-9 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Next up:
St. Louis home to Cincinnati, Saturday, April 23
St. Louis home to Cincinnati, Saturday, April 23