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Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
Right hander Sonny Gray will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Gray is 0-0 this season with a 4.15 ERA.
Gray's opponent in this one will be Kwang-Hyun Kim. The Cardinals left hander has a 9.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Reds as -115-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Cardinals were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got Washington at -158 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 14-11 loser as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at 132 were rewarded, while the 25 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cincinnati:
Team record: 9-9 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Cincinnati is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 8-10 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Next up:
Cincinnati at St. Louis Saturday, April 24