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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park.
Lefthander Jamie Garcia will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Garcia is 12-7 this season with a 3.68 ERA.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Vance Worley. The righthander has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 11-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on St. Louis at -148 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 2-1 winner at home against the Marlins. Bettors on Philadelphia at -315 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 2 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 3 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 81-68 SU
Philadelphia: 97-51 SU
St. Louis: 81-68 SU
Philadelphia: 97-51 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Saturday, September 17
Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Saturday, September 17
