{"id":6545,"date":"2009-04-30T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-30T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cardinals-nationals-odds-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-04-30T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-30T12:46:00","slug":"cardinals-nationals-odds-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cardinals-nationals-odds-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals-Nationals Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Nationals<\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals will trot Mitchell<\/st2:GivenName> Boggs<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> out to the mound in this one. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Boggs<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Nationals will counter Boggs with Daniel<\/st2:GivenName> Cabrera<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Cabrera<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 4.42 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 132-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals rallied with four runs in the fifth inning as they got past the Braves 5-3 in Wednesday’s series finale, at EVEN odds. That game’s eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over\/under (8). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Albert<\/st2:GivenName> Pujols<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in one run for the Cardinals. Adam<\/st2:GivenName> Wainwright<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> tossed his third straight win, and Ryan<\/st2:GivenName> Franklin<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> collected his seventh save of the season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The struggling Nationals banged out 11 hits and avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday, as +165 underdogs. That game’s five runs went UNDER the posted over\/under (10.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Anderson Hernandez went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs to lead the way. Scott<\/st2:GivenName> Olsen<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> picked up his first win in four outings, and Julian<\/st2:GivenName> Tavarez<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> notched his first save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 15-7 <\/font>SU<\/st2:GivenName>
Washington<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>: 5-15 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n

Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 3-7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis’s last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington
St. Louis is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington’s last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Washington<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, May 1<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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