St.Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 8/16/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
St.Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Aug. 16, 2019
TV: FSOH
Latest Odds : Reds -150 Total 9
Reds are coming on strong in the Central division the Cardinals might be in first right now but they face an uphill battle in Cincinnati this weekend as the Reds send their young guns in to take care of the Cardinals. Cardinals have won 5 of their last 6 games and are playing good baseball.
Cardinals send 37 year old Adam Wainwright to the mound he is a shell of his former self he is 8-8 with a 4.35 ERA he has 118 strike outs his fastball has lost a ton of it's velocity and in a pitchers friendly ballpark like the Reds he will struggle to get batters out. Last start went well for Wainwright going 6 innings and only allowing 1 run to the weak hitting Pirates.
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Cardinals are just 29-32 away from Busch Stadium this year and the Reds come into this game 40-31 at home as they are light years better then the team that started the year. Reds send their ace to the mound on Friday in Luis Castillo he is 11-4 with a 2.69 ERA.
Luis has 172 strike outs and just 61 walks on the year as Castillo really has a live arm out there. In his last three starts for the Reds Luis has gone 20.2 innings and allowed just 6 runs and struck out 29 batters and walked just 3 in amazing showing of control. This line might look high at first glance but the Reds hold a big advantage on the mound.
Recent Betting Trends:
Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Cardinals are 0-5 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Reds are 5-1 in Castillos last 6 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Free Betting Pick: Reds
Reds know they need to win and win now this is a must win series for them and taking 3 of 4 from the Cardinals is the only option here normally I would not lay this kind of juice but the Reds are as close to a sure thing as their is betting baseball they have all the momentum going into this one and I think Luis Castillo will go 8 innings on Friday as the Reds win this game 6-1.