Reds-Cardinals Lines Preview

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Monday.
The Reds will give the ball to ace starter Johnny Cueto in this one. Righthander Cueto is 8-9 this season with a 4.23 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Kyle Lohse. The righthander has a 4.56 ERA to go along with a 4-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Reds defeated San Francisco 5-2 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Adam Rosales was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for Cincinnati and Aaron Harang allowed two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings to earn the win.
The Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh 7-3 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Matt Holliday was 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for St. Louis and Skip Schumaker hit a two-run home run in the win.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati:
48-62 SU
St.
Louis: 62-51 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

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

 

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