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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Miles Mikolas in this one. Right hander Mikolas is 3-5 this season with a 5.64 ERA.
It'll be Aaron Nola toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Right hander Nola is 6-2 with a 3.17 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Phillies as -182-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Philadelphia was a 6-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Giants. They won as -123 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
St. Louis won its last outing, a 5-3 result against the Reds on May 29. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at 105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis:
Team record: 27-27 SU
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
St. Louis is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Philadelphia:
Team record: 39-18 SU
Philadelphia is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Philadelphia Saturday, June 1