Tuesday, May 31, 2011

MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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

Righthander Ryan Vogelsong will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Vogelsong is 3-1 this season with a 2.00 ERA.

Vogelsong's opponent in this one will be Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals righthander has a 4.59 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

The Giants were a 7-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at +142 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.

Team records: San Francisco: 29-24 SU St. Louis: 32-23 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a win are 6-4

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 8-2 After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home St. Louis is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games

Next up: St. Louis home to San Francisco, Wednesday, June 1

MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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