Bet the Padres-Cardinals Series July 18-21
You can bet the Padres-Cardinals series this week with Game One featuring odds of St. Louis -181, San Diego +171 and a total of 8.5 or 9 depending on the book.
San Diego is just 16-48 in the last 64 meetings in St. Louis while the UNDER is 12-4-1 in the Cardinals last 17 home games and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in St. Louis. The OVER though is 8-2 in Christian Friedrich’s last ten starts for the Padres.
MONDAY PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Christian Friedrich (4-5, 4.50 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Mike Leake (6-7, 4.14)
Friedrich fell to 0-3 with a bloated 7.20 ERA in his last three starts.
Leake snapped a three-game losing streak with a dominant outing on July 10, striking out a season-high 10 batters in seven innings against Milwaukee. He is 1-2 against San Diego.
Adam Wainwright, pitching Thursday against the Padres, has allowed just 16 hits off of 73 at bats (2 homers) versus San Diego’s current lineup.
He has allowed just one run in his last 23 pitched.
Expect a high price but he’s worth considering. We didn't have a price on this game at the time this was going to press on Monday.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
