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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Busch Stadium.
The Diamondbacks will trot Madison Bumgarner out to the mound in this one. Left hander Bumgarner has a 0-1 record and a 1.00 ERA this season.
The Cardinals will counter Bumgarner with Adam Wainwright. Right hander Wainwright has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 7.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 8-3 winner on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on St. Louis at -167 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Diamondbacks were a 8-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -167 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Arizona:
Team record: 8-12 SU
Arizona is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Arizona's last 20 games
Arizona is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 11-7 SU
St. Louis is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games
St. Louis is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Arizona at St. Louis Saturday, April 30