- If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chris Carpenter in this game. Carpenter has a 4-7 record and a 3.85 ERA this season.
It'll be Bronson Arroyo toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Arroyo is 7-7 with a 5.58 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Cardinals were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Team records: St. Louis: 49-44 SU Cincinnati: 46-47 SU
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6
Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 1-9
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Next up: Cincinnati home to St. Louis, Sunday, July 17
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