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A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Friday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Randall Delgado will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Delgado is 0-1 this season with a 4.20 ERA.
The Cardinals will counter Delgado with Edwin Jackson. Righthander Jackson has a 3.78 ERA to go along with a 11-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Mets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Braves at +100 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Cardinals were a 2-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -107 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 84-60 SU
St. Louis: 76-67 SU
Atlanta: 84-60 SU
St. Louis: 76-67 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Next up:
St. Louis home to Atlanta, Saturday, September 10
St. Louis home to Atlanta, Saturday, September 10
