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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Sun Life Stadium.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chris Carpenter in this game. Carpenter has a 6-8 record and a 3.85 ERA this season.
Carpenter's opponent in this one will be Ricky Nolasco. The Marlins righthander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
St. Louis won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Marlins on August 5. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at +103 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Florida has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Florida has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 60-53 SU
Florida: 55-57 SU
St. Louis: 60-53 SU
Florida: 55-57 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Florida most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Florida most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
Florida home to St. Louis, Sunday, August 7
Florida home to St. Louis, Sunday, August 7