Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jake Westbrook in this game. Westbrook has a 9-5 record and a 4.92 ERA this season.
Westbrook's opponent in this one will be Anibal Sanchez. The Marlins righthander has a 3.74 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
St. Louis won its last outing, a 7-4 result against the Marlins on August 4. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -108 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Team records:
St. Louis: 59-53 SU
Florida: 55-56 SU
St. Louis: 59-53 SU
Florida: 55-56 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Next up:
Florida home to St. Louis, Saturday, August 6
Florida home to St. Louis, Saturday, August 6
