Saturday, October 22, 2011

World Series Game #3 Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers

A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when they battle the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark.

Righthander Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Lohse is 14-10 this season with a 3.59 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Harrison who starts for the Rangers. Lefthander Harrison is 15-9 with a 3.44 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 195-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.

In their last action, Texas was a 2-1 winner on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on Texas at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: St. Louis: 90-72 SU Texas: 96-66 SU

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 3-2 After playing Texas are 2-2 After a loss are 9-1

Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing St. Louis are 3-2 After playing St. Louis are 2-2 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Texas is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games at home Texas is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games

Next up: Texas home to St. Louis, Sunday, October 23

World Series Game #3 Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers

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