Twins-Cardinals Odds Preview

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Friday.
Righthander Glen Perkins will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Perkins is 2-4 this season with a 5.10 ERA.
The Cardinals will counter Perkins with ace Adam Wainwright. Righthander Wainwright has a 3.58 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Twins defeated Milwaukee 6-4 as a -135 favorite on Thursday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Brendan Harris was 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for Minnesota and Denard Span scored three runs in the win.
The Cardinals lost to the Mets 3-2 as a -110 favorite on Thursday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (6.5).
Yadier Molina was 2-5 with an RBI for St. Louis and Chris Carpenter gave up three runs on four hits in seven innings.
Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota:
37-37 SU
St.
Louis: 40-34 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-5
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 6-3
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota’s last 16 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
St. Louis home to Minnesota, Saturday, June 27

 

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