Cardinals Ride a Run Heading Into Weekend

The St Louis Cardinals are 5-0 over their last five games and 9-3 over their last 12 road games. The Cardinals will wrap up their 10-game road trip this weekend in a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants starting on Friday.

St. Louis is a -115 road favorite on Friday night according to online sportsbook Bovada with Michael Wacha set to take the mound. Regardless of who pitches for St. Louis, the results always seem to be consistent as the Cardinals lead the majors with the best team ERA at 2.66 and the best record at 82-45.

Mike Leake will start the series opener for the Giants as a -105 home underdog. Leake has given up two runs or less in each of his last six starts, but is so far winless in two starts with the Giants.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to stay ahead of the Giants in the NL West, and will have a tough series on their hands this weekend hosting the Chicago Cubs. Chicago is 15-5 over its last five games but will be a +180 underdog in Friday's series opener going up against Clayton Kershaw (a -220 home favorite).

The Dodgers broke a five-game losing streak this week with a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on the road.

There are 11 games on the NFL preseason betting card on Saturday after just three games on Friday and two games on Sunday. Saturday's action is highlighted by a matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay. The Eagles are a 3-point road favorite and are 4-0 SU and ATS over their last four preseason games.

There is no love lost between the New York Giants and the New York Jets, the only two teams to share a stadium in the NFL. The Giants have owned this rivalry in the regular season with a 5-0 SU and ATS record since 1996, but over that same span of time the Jets are 14-5 SU and 12-6-1 ATS in the preseason against New York.

The two teams meet on Saturday with the Giants favored at -1.5 as the 'home team' at the sportsbooks.