St Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies 5/30/19 - MLB Baseball Pick & Betting Odds
St Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 1:05 PM ET
May. 30, 2019
TV: MLB Network
Latest Odds : Philadelphia -120 O/U 9.5
The Philadelphia Phillies bounced back Tuesday after 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 entered Wednesday's game off back to back 4-3 losses. It has been a tough May for the St Louis Cardinals while the Philadelphia Phillies continue to win.
The St Louis Cardinals entered Wednesday's game having lost 17 of their 24 games this month. The Philadelphia Phillies entered Wednesday's game having won 8 of their last 11 games. Entering this series it clearly has been a case of two teams heading in opposite directions.
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The St Louis Cardinals are starting Dakota Hudson on the mound in this one and he has been struggling on the road this season. Dakota Hudson has just 1 win in 4 starts away from home. The Philadelphia Phillies will have Jerad Eickoff on the mound and he is likely to be rejuvenated as he is in bounce back mode after some recent struggles and should be stronger at home.
The Philadelphia Phillies Jerad Eickhoff shut down the Cardinals at St Louis earlier this season and before his struggles in his last 3 starts overall he had flourished in 3 prior starts and two of those were at home at Citizens Bank Park. Look for the pitching edge to be a huge difference maker in this game.
Recent Betting Trends:
St Louis, entering Wednesday, is 7-17 in the month of May
Cardinals O/U, entering Wednesday, is 9-15 in the month of May
St Louis, entering Wednesday, is 9-14 in road games this season
Philadelphia is 13-5 this season in day games
Phillies O/U is 48-77 in day games
Philadelphia, entering Wednesday, is 19-10 in home games this season
Free Betting Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -120
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