NL Betting Roundup: September 5, 2013

The St. Louis Cardinals will likely be duking it out with the Cincinnati Reds for the NL wild card spot later this month. However, they meet one more time tonight to decide who wins the season series. The Cardinals are 80-59, only a game back from the division-leading Pittsburgh Pirates, while the Cincinnati Reds are 78-62, 3.5 games back from Pittsburgh. The NL Central has been one of the toughest and most competitive divisions in all of baseball this season, and its likely to come down to the wire. After all, it took two home runs from the Cardinals’ Matt Adams to finally take down the Reds in a 16-inning epic on Wednesday night.

“That was just a character win,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “The guys just kept grinding, not giving up or giving in. The job the young bullpen did holding them down was impressive. That’s one of those wins you don’t forget.”

Here are all of the betting trends for NL baseball action tonight, courtesy of OddsShark.com.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds: -146 Moneyline Favorites

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few Cardinals at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis’ last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis’ last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants

Arizona Diamondbacks: -102 Moneyline Favorites

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few Diamondbacks at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 10 games
San Francisco is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games at home