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St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants
The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Oracle Park.
Left hander Kwang-Hyun Kim will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Kim is 2-5 this season with a 3.79 ERA.
Kim's opponent in this one will be Kevin Gausman. The Giants right hander has a 1.68 ERA to go along with a 8-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Giants as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Giants were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -196 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Rockies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at -154 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 41-44 SU
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco:
Team record: 53-30 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Next up:
St. Louis at San Francisco Tuesday, July 6