Baseball Betting: Cardinals vs. Marlins Odds & Predictions: June 9th 2009

St. Louis Cardinals @ Florida Marlins u7.0 (-110) - Tue Jun 9 ‘09 7:10p
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Chris Carpenter (4-0. 0.71 ERA) the St.Louis Cardinals starting pitcher enters this game against the Florida Marlins in top form. He has been going right after opponents and pounding the strike zone like he is possessed . The veteran right hander is head and shoulders the National Leagues top pitcher right now as his numbers suggest. Carpenter has been using very little effort on his way to a lot of 3 and outs, as is evident by averaging fewer than 13 pitches per inning. The former Cy Young award winner has been dominant vs the Marlins in the past posting a 3-0 record along with a very stingy 1.03 ERA in his last four starts against them.

Meanwhile, Josh Johnson (5-1,2.63 ERA) is also in top form and off an impressive outing allowing the Brewers to two runs on five hits over 7 2/3 innings while striking out eight. In Johnsons only career start vs the Cardinals he allowed three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. He was very tough on the Cardinals big three of Albert Pujols, Ryan Ludwick and Rick Ankiel who were a combined 2-for-8 (.200). With the Cardinals in a huge offensive funk as is evident by a batting .233 during a current 9 game span the hard throwing Johnson should prove to be a dominating force.

With two top tier pitchers on the hill that are capable of going deep, recommending a under wager is an easy decision It must be noted that Johnson has been particularly tough at home, garnering a 1.76 ERA in 7 home appearances.

Final notes & Key Trends: Under is 13-5 in Cardinals last 18 games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 5-0 in Marlins last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5. Under is 11-4-2 in Marlins last 17 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. ………Play Under