Braves vs Cardinals MLB Handicapping

[stephanie duffy]

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Busch Stadium.

The Braves will trot Mike Minor out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Minor has a 2-2 record and a 5.97 ERA this season.

Minor's opponent in this one will be Jamie Garcia. The Cardinals lefthander has a 3.76 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

Atlanta was a 1-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Cubs. They lost as -108 favorites, while the total score of 1 made winners of UNDER bettors.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 7-2 winner on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on St. Louis at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak:
St. Louis has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 19-13 SU
St. Louis: 20-11 SU

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Next up:
St. Louis home to Atlanta, Saturday, May 12