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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Right hander Dakota Hudson will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Hudson is 6-6 this season with a 4.17 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Madison Bumgarner who starts for the Diamondbacks. Left hander Bumgarner is 6-12 with a 4.37 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Arizona was a 5-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They lost as +160 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Cardinals were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 67-51 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
Arizona:
Team record: 55-64 SU
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Arizona Sunday, August 21