One of the late games on Monday night’s MLB betting board at VietBet is a NL tilt between the Central’s St. Louis Cardinals and the West’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Game 1 of this three-game series gets underway at 9:40 p.m. with Arizona set as a -140 home favorite and the total set at eight runs.

The Cardinals lost the final game of last week’s three-game interleague matchup against Cleveland at home before getting swept by Atlanta at home in three games over the weekend. They are 42-40 overall and 5.5 games in back of Milwaukee for the lead in the division. St. Louis is 19-18 on the road and the total has gone OVER the closing line posted at VietBet in four of its last seven road games.

Carlos Martinez is expected to be on the mound for the Cardinals on Monday. The right-hander will be making his 14th start of the season with an ERA of 3.22 and a 1.43 WHIP. He picked up the win last Tuesday against Cleveland behind some major run support in the 11-2 romp. He lasted a full six innings; allowing two earned runs on six hits.

The current MLB baseball betting odds posted on this game by Elite-rated VietBet have the Angels as a road favorite.

St. Louis Cardinals          (+138)
Arizona Diamondbacks    (-148)

Over 8 runs   (-105)
Under 8 runs (-115)

Arizona will try and bounce back from the weekend’s three-game series sweep at the hands of San Francisco closing as a home favorite in all three contests. The Diamondbacks fell to 47-37 overall and their lead over the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West is down to 2.5 games. Arizona is 23-19 at home this season and the total has stayed UNDER VietBet’s closing line in four of their last five home games.

Look for Robbie Ray to get the start for Arizona in this game. The left hander went a full six innings last Wednesday against Miami to pick up the victory in the Diamondbacks’ 2-1 win. He held the Marlins scoreless on just two hits. Ray is now 3-0 through seven previous starts with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP.

Each team brings a moderate losing streak into this series opener, but I am going with Arizona as the team that halts its skid with a win on Monday night.

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