Saturday, April 11, 2015

Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Wacha, M (0-0) vs. (R) Cueto, J (0-0)

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

The Cardinals are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. St. Louis is 1-4 in their last 5 overall and are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The under is 3-1-2 in the Cardinals last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and is 8-3 in their last 11 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

The Reds are 8-2 in their last 10 home games vs. a right-handed starter and are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. Cincinnati is 7-3 in their last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and are 21-8 in Johnny Cueto's last 29 starts. The under is 7-2 in the Reds last 9 home games vs. a right-handed starter and is 3-1-1 in Cueto's last 5 starts with 4 days of rest.

In head to head matchups, the under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Cincinnati. The Reds are 4-1 in Cueto's last 5 home starts vs. the Cardinals and the under is 4-1 in his last 5 starts vs. Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 0-2-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the St. Louis Cardinals is 0.5

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 1-1-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Cincinnati Reds is 1.7

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis Cardinals

04/10/15 C Tony Cruz Personal expected to miss series vs. Cincinnati Reds
04/04/15 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad 15-day DL (3/27)

Cincinnati Reds

04/06/15 P Homer Bailey Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 CF Jason Bourgeois Shoulder out indefinitely
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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