Sunday, August 14, 2011

MLB Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals

The Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Busch Stadium.

Righthander Esmil Rogers will take the mound for the Rockies to start this game. Rogers is 5-1 this season with a 4.91 ERA.

Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Edwin Jackson. The righthander has a 4.07 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 158-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total is sitting at 9.

The Rockies were a 6-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at +160 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Team records: Colorado: 56-65 SU St. Louis: 64-56 SU

Colorado most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a win are 4-6

St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home

Next up: Colorado home to Florida, Monday, August 15 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Monday, August 15

MLB Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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