Saturday, April 2, 2011

MLB Preview: San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

The San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Busch Stadium.

The Padres will trot Clayton Richard out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Richard has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.

Richard's opponent in this one will be Jake Westbrook. The Cardinals righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 146-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

In their last action, San Diego was a 5-3 winner on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on San Diego at +165 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: San Diego: 1-0 SU St. Louis: 0-1 SU

San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 4-6

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games on the road San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Diego St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up: St. Louis home to San Diego, Sunday, April 3

MLB Preview: San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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