St Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies 5/28/19 - MLB Baseball Pick & Betting Odds
St Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 7:05 PM ET
May. 28, 2019
TV: MLB Network
Latest Odds : Philadelphia -125 O/U 10.0
The Philadelphia Phillies are off an embarrassing 9-1 loss at Milwaukee Sunday. The Philadelphia Phillies have shown the ability to bounce back off a loss, especially ugly ones, all season long. The St Louis Cardinals are off a disheartening 4-3 loss in extra innings in Sunday night baseball.
The St Louis Cardinals could be a little sluggish Tuesday night as they are still shaking their heads about what went wrong Sunday night versus the Atlanta Braves. The St Louis Cardinals were up 3-0 going to the top of the 9th inning only to end up losing 4 to 3 in a game that went 10 innings.
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The St Louis Cardinals are starting Adam Wainwright on the mound in this one and he has been struggling badly in recent starts. The Philadelphia Phillies will have Nick Pivetta on the mound and he is likely to be rejuvenated as he is back in the bigs after being demoted to the minors.
Nick Pivetta did the right thing as he did not let his demotion to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs effect him. The Philadelphia Phillies Nick Pivetta piled up the strikeouts for the IronPigs and he has been known for big strikeout numbers at the big league level. Many in Philadelphia's organization say that Nick Pivetta actually has the most electric stuff of any starter. Look for the pitching edge to be a huge difference maker in this game.
Recent Betting Trends:
St Louis is 20-30 when playing with a day off
Cardinals O/U is 14-8 this season after a loss
St Louis is 7-16 in the month of May
Philadelphia is 26-14 this season against right-handed starters
Phillies O/U is 6-2 their last 8 games
Philadelphia is 14-7 this season after a loss
Free Betting Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -125
With consideration to all of the above factors, the home team holds the edges in this one and the best bet (value) is to take the small home favorite based on a projected final score of Philadelphia Phillies 5, St Louis Cardinals 4