Cardinals-Phillies Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park.

The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Todd Wellemeyer in this one. Righthander Wellemeyer is 7-8 this season with a 5.69 ERA.

It’ll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 6-4 with a 4.24 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 158-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Shane Victorino went 4-for-4 and launched a solo home run with three RBIs to lead the Phillies in a 14-6 win over the Cardinals on Saturday, as -135 favorites. That game’s 20 runs sailed OVER the game’s posted over/under (10).

Jimmy Rollins belted a grand slam home run and finished with five runs batted in for the Phillies. Rodrigo Lopez pitched six innings for the win, giving up 10 hits and four runs along the way.

Julio Lugo had four hits and drove in one run for the Cardinals, who were +115 underdogs. Jason Motte gave up five runs in relief to suffer the loss.

Team records:
St. Louis: 53-47 SU
Philadelphia: 55-40 SU

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

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis’s last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Next up:
St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Monday, July 27
Philadelphia at Arizona, Monday, July 27