Tigers-Cardinals Lines Preview

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Wednesday.
The Tigers will give the ball to starter Edwin Jackson in this one. Righthander Jackson is 6-3 this season with a 2.24 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Todd Wellemeyer. The righthander has a 5.50 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Brendan Ryan knocked in three runs, as the Cardinals slammed the Tigers 11-2 on Tuesday night.
St. Louis won as +100 home underdogs as the game played OVER the 7-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Yadier Molina went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in for the Cardinals, while winning pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed only one run over seven innings for St. Louis.
Miguel Cabrera was 2-for-3 with a solo shot for Detroit, as Justin Verlander was tagged for five runs over four innings to take the loss for the Tigers.
Current streak:
Detroit has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit:
34-30 SU
St.
Louis: 35-30 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis home to Detroit, Thursday, June 18

 

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