The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Sun Life Stadium.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Jamie Garcia in this one. Lefthander Garcia is 10-5 this season with a 3.22 ERA.
The Marlins will counter Garcia with Javier Vazquez. Righthander Vazquez has a 4.88 ERA to go along with a 7-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 2-1 winner on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on St. Louis at -125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 3 straight games.
Florida has lost 3 straight games.
St. Louis has won 3 straight games.
Florida has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 61-53 SU
Florida: 55-58 SU
St. Louis: 61-53 SU
Florida: 55-58 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Florida most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Florida most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
St. Louis home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 9
Florida home to Atlanta, Monday, August 8
St. Louis home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 9
Florida home to Atlanta, Monday, August 8