A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Righthander Jake Westbrook will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Westbrook is 2-2 this season with a 7.40 ERA.

Starting this game for the Braves will be Brandon Beachy. The righthander has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-3 winner on the road against the Braves. Bettors on St. Louis at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: St. Louis has won 3 straight games.

Team records: St. Louis: 15-11 SU Atlanta: 13-14 SU

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

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

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games at home

Next up: Atlanta home to St. Louis, Sunday, May 1

MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.

Chris Carpenter will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Carpenter is 0-2 this season with a 5.82 ERA.

Carpenter's opponent in this one will be Chad Billingsley. The Dodgers righthander has a 7.71 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 9-2 winner as they battled the Dodgers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at +145 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Current streak: St. Louis has won 4 straight games. Los Angeles has lost 5 straight games.

Team records: St. Louis: 8-7 SU Los Angeles: 6-9 SU

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After a win are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing St. Louis

Next up: St. Louis home to Washington, Tuesday, April 19 LA Dodgers home to Atlanta, Monday, April 18

MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.

Lefthander Jamie Garcia will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Garcia is 1-0 this season with a 0.60 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Hiroki Kuroda who starts for the Dodgers. Righthander Kuroda is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 102-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

The Cardinals were a 15-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +115 on the moneyline, while the total score (20) was good news for OVER bettors.

The Dodgers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak: Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.

Team records: St. Louis: 5-7 SU Los Angeles: 6-6 SU

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a win are 6-4

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

A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 12 of St. Louis's last 18 games on the road St. Louis is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Next up: LA Dodgers home to St. Louis, Friday, April 15

MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers