The Cincinnati Reds host St. Louis on Friday, looking to build on their 20-17 mark against the 22-16 Cardinals in MLB betting action at Great American Ball Park.

Bronson Arroyo gets the call for the Cincinnati Reds and he will try to build on a 3-3 mark. In the other dugout, Kyle Lohse brings a 4-2 ledger to the game for the Cardinals as he tries to quiet the Reds bats.



View St Louis vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Reds were listed as -125 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Reds at No. 5 in the National League and the Cardinals at No. 1 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Cincinnati owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the National League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 1 in the same category at 9.9 per game.

Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 10 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 7-rated defense.

The Cardinals were a 9-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got St. Louis at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. The Cardinals grabbed a win last time out, defeating Casey Coleman and the Cubs 9-1 on Thursday at Wrigley Field.

The Reds were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Houston at -103 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Reds were saddled with a loss last time out in Edinson Volquez's start, as they lost 4-3 against Houston on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.


St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few Cardinals at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis' last 9 games on the road
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 12 of St. Louis' last 16 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Cincinnati, Saturday, May 14