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Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Friday.
The Rockies will give the ball to starter Chris Flexen in this one. Right hander Flexen is 0-5 this season with a 8.08 ERA.
Flexen's opponent in this one will be Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals right hander has a 7.18 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Cardinals were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 11-1 loser on the road against the Padres. Bettors on San Diego at -200 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (12) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 42-66 SU
Colorado is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 48-62 SU
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Colorado at St. Louis Saturday, August 5