{"id":4913,"date":"2009-07-20T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/cardinals-astros-odds-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-07-20T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T14:16:00","slug":"cardinals-astros-odds-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/cardinals-astros-odds-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals-Astros Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" >\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"font: inherit;\"><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 10\"><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 10\"><link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cme%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" name=\"PlaceName\"><\/o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" name=\"PlaceType\"><\/o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" name=\"place\"><\/o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" name=\"City\"><\/o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" name=\"State\"><\/o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso  9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser\/>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object  classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object> \n\n<style> st1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} p \t{mso-margin-top-alt:auto; \tmargin-right:0in; \tmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; \tmargin-left:0in; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} @page Section1 \t{size:8.5in 11.0in; \tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; \tmso-header-margin:.5in; \tmso-footer-margin:.5in; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]-->  <\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at <st1:place><st1:placename>Minute<\/st1:placename>  <st1:placename>Maid<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 4-5 record and a 4.26 ERA this season.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The Astros will counter Lohse with Brian Moehler. Righthander Moehler has a 5.08 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Odds aren&#8217;t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals defeated <st1:state><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> 2-1 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (9).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Joel Pineiro allowed only one run over seven innings and also drove in two runs at the plate for <st1:city><st1:place>St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> in the win.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The Astros lost to the Dodgers 4-3 as a +200 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (9).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Geoff Blum hit a two-run home run for <st1:city><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> and Michael Bourn was 2-4 with a run scored.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Current streak:<br \/> <st1:city><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> has lost 2 straight games.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Team records:<br \/> <st1:city><st1:place>St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>: 51-43 SU<br \/> Houston: 46-46 SU<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis most recently:<br \/> When playing on Monday are 6-4<br \/> Before playing Houston are 6-4<br \/> After playing Arizona are 7-3<br \/> After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n<p> Houston most recently:<br \/> When playing on Monday are 6-4<br \/> Before playing St. Louis are 4-6<br \/> After playing LA Dodgers are 2-8<br \/> After a loss are 7-3<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>A few trends to consider:<br \/> The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis&#8217;s last 6 games <br \/> The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis&#8217;s last 7 games on the road<br \/> The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis&#8217;s last 19 games when playing Houston<br \/> St. Louis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games <br \/> Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home<br \/> The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston&#8217;s last 5 games <br \/> The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston&#8217;s last 19 games when playing St. Louis<br \/> Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Next up:<br \/> <st1:city><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> home to <st1:city><st1:place>St.   Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, Tuesday, July 21<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Minute Maid Park. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 4-5 record and a 4.26 ERA this season. The Astros &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/cardinals-astros-odds-preview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cardinals-Astros Odds Preview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}