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Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Thursday.
The Braves will trot Touki Toussaint out to the mound in this one. Right hander Toussaint has a 1-2 record and a 4.76 ERA this season.
Toussaint's opponent in this one will be Wade LeBlanc. The Cardinals left hander has a 4.17 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -110-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total opened at 9.
St. Louis was a 7-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Braves. They lost as -106 favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 7-4 winner on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on Atlanta at -104 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Atlanta:
Team record: 54-54 SU
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis:
Team record: 53-54 SU
St. Louis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
St. Louis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Next up:
Atlanta home to Washington Friday, August 6
St. Louis home to Kansas City Friday, August 6