MLB Betting Odds, Picks, Trends for August 17

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Gambling911.com has your Major League Baseball betting odds, trends and picks for Thursday’s games.

Cardinals-Pirates - PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Adam Wainwright (12-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.50)

Wainwright made his second start since a stint on the disabled list with an ailing back and earned the win my limiting Atlanta to one run over five innings to improve to 5-0 over his last eight turns.

Taillon has bounced back from a pair of ugly outings with two straight solid starts, picking up the win with six innings of two-run ball at Toronto.

Cardinals are 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter with the OVER 8-0 in the Cardinals last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter and 9-1 in their last 10 overall.

The OVER is 24-10 in Pirates last 34 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.

The total is a half point to one point higher than recent totals posted for this series.

Seven of St. Louis’ last ten games overall have resulted in six or more runs.

GO WITH THE OVER 9 HERE

Date Time

#

Team

Pitcher

Money Line

Total

08/17/2017

951

CINCINNATI REDS

S FELDMAN

+205

o12-105

11:20:00

952

CHICAGO CUBS

J LESTER

-245

u12-115

08/17/2017

953

ATLANTA BRAVES

L SIMS

+161

o12-110

12:10:00

954

COLORADO ROCKIES

J HOFFMAN

-181

u12-110

08/17/2017

955

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

A WAINWRIGHT

+128

o9-110

16:05:00

956

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

J TAILLON

-138

u9-110

08/17/2017

957

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

E JACKSON

-102

o8½-105

19:10:00

958

SAN DIEGO PADRES

J CHACIN

-108

u8½-115

08/17/2017

959

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

A NOLA

+107

o7-110

19:15:00

960

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

J SAMARDZIJA

-117

u7-110

08/17/2017

963

TAMPA BAY RAYS

C ARCHER

-167

o9-105

13:05:00

964

TORONTO BLUE JAYS

C ROWLEY

+150

u9-115

08/17/2017

965

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

R LOPEZ

+139

o11-120

17:05:00

966

TEXAS RANGERS

T ROSS

-153

u11EV

08/17/2017

967

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

P CORBIN

+105

o9½-121

11:10:00

968

HOUSTON ASTROS

M FIERS

-115

u9½+101

08/17/2017

969

NEW YORK YANKEES

L SEVERINO

-199

o7-125

16:10:00

970

NEW YORK METS

S MATZ

+169

u7+105

08/17/2017

971

GM#2 CLE INDIANS

R MERRITT

-127

o10-105

16:10:00

972

GM#2 MIN TWINS

A SLEGERS

+117

u10-115

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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