St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Cardinals -150 / Giants +130 O/U 7 runs
Time: 9:05 PM EST Saturday April 24, 2010
Tonight in a NL match up in the City By the Bay the San Francisco Giants host the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants began the season on fire but have cooled off losing 6 of their last 10 games and are now in 2nd place in the NL West 1 game back of the San Diego Padres. The Cardinals are 6-4 in their last 10 games and in 1st place in the NL Central 2 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Giants won the opening game of this series last night 4-1.
Before last night's win the Giants had lost 4 straight only scoring 5 runs in those 4 games.
This season the Giants are 5-2 at home and the Cardinals are 6-4 on the road.
Tonight's pitching match up is between a couple of guys that have yet to lose this season. Taking the mound for the Giants is Barry Zito (2-0 1.86 ERA), who went 7 innings and only gave up 1 earned run in his last start, but got a no decision. On the hill for the Cardinals is Adam Wainwright (3-0 1.50 ERA), who had a stellar last start going 9 innings and only giving up 2 earned runs in a win.
Zito is 31-43 with a 4.56 ERA over his first 3 seasons with the Giants, but so far this season it looks as if he has regained his form that won him the Cy Young a few years back. Zito is 0-4 with a 5.54 ERA in 5 starts against St. Louis.
Even though Wainwright 19-7 in his last 30 starts he is 0-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 3 starts against the Giants.
Dating back to last season St. Louis is 21-6 in Wainwrights last 27 road starts, and San Francisco is 6-2 in Zitos last 8 home starts.
Former Cardinals player Mark DeRosa had a couple of hits in last night's game and has 4 hits in his last 8 at bats, but is only 1/9 against Wainwright in his career.
These 2 teams have 2 of the best pitching staffs in the Majors, as the Giants have given up the fewest runs in the NL and the Cardinals have given up the 2nd fewest.
Reigning MVP Albert Pujols is off to a fast start this season hitting .292 with 6 HR's and 16 RBI's. He is 14 /29 in his last 9 games against the Giants and is 5/10 with2 home runs when facing Zito.
Betting Trends
St. Louis is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite, 0-4 in their last 4 road games against left-handed starters, and has an Under record of 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 against teams with a winning record.
San Francisco is 6-1 in their last 7 home games against right-handed starters, 1-4 in their last 5 games, and has an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 games.
Our Selection : Take the Giants +130.
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