The St. Louis Cardinals will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Atlanta Braves invade Busch Stadium on Saturday.

Jamie Garcia gets the call for the St. Louis Cardinals and he will try to build on a 11-7 mark. In the other dugout, Derek Lowe brings a 9-13 ledger to the game for the Braves as he tries to quiet the Cardinals bats.



View Atlanta vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
St. Louis opened as -160 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.

Power Rankings:
The Cardinals sit at No. 7 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Braves sit at a National League No. 4 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and St. Louis has the National League's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.2 hits per game. The Braves average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 11 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Atlanta owns the National League's No. 4-rated road mark, allowing 4 runs per game on the highway. St. Louis, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Atlanta was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on St. Louis at -142 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Atlanta lost in extra innings against the Cardinals on Friday as St. Louis edged them 4-3 at Busch Stadium.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Braves at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta


Next up:
Atlanta at St. Louis, Sunday, September 11