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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
The Diamondbacks will trot Riley Smith out to the mound in this one. Right hander Smith has a 1-3 record and a 5.71 ERA this season.
Smith's opponent in this one will be Kwang-Hyun Kim. The Cardinals left hander has a 3.98 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -180-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on St. Louis at -158 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Arizona, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -158 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Arizona:
Team record: 22-59 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Arizona is 6-18 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Arizona is 1-24 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 39-41 SU
St. Louis is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games at home
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Arizona home to San Francisco Thursday, July 1
St. Louis at Colorado Thursday, July 1