Miller and Bailey Square Off as the Cardinals Visit the Reds on Friday Night
A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday when they battle the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Shelby Miller will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Right hander Miller is 6-2 this season with a 2.79 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Homer Bailey who starts for the Reds. Right hander Bailey is 3-3 with a 5.44 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.
Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Nationals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Reds at +134 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Cardinals were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -148 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 26-21
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of St. Louis’s last 21 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati:
Team record: 21-24
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cincinnati’s last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
St. Louis at Cincinnati Saturday, May 24
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