Cincinnati vs. St. Louis: Key MLB Central Division Clash Friday

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00:00Cincinnati and St. Louis in the National League.

00:03It's going to be a central battle.

00:04955-956, a 7-15 start tonight.

00:08And a favorite here for St. Louis overnight.

00:10Minus 136, as you see the graphic.

00:12Live, we're up as high as minus 142.

00:14And across the betting landscape, some 150s are starting to appear.

00:18Singer versus Palante on the mound.

00:20A nine total, which was the opening number, still sitting at nine.

00:23Let me just do a quick check here for you, Joe, on the weather conditions today.

00:26Here we go.

00:2789 degrees at first pitch.

00:29Double-digit wins blowing out to left field.

00:31Questionable pitching out there.

00:33Ooh, do we see some runs at Busch Stadium?

00:37Yeah.

00:37You know, the problem with the Reds is that they aren't very good against their own division.

00:42They've only won one series.

00:45They've only won 10 of 23 games against the competition in their division here.

00:51And really, most of the wins came against the Pirates, which I don't think really counts.

00:55So, St. Louis at home here.

00:58Bats are getting going again.

01:00I like Palante because he doesn't miss a ton of bats, but he doesn't give up a ton of home runs either.

01:07Keeps the ball on the ground.

01:09Busch Stadium in a hot, humid night.

01:11Always tough to look towards and under.

01:14But I kind of like the Cardinals in this spot here.

01:18Can't trust the Reds on the road coming off of that beatdown by Minnesota yesterday.

01:23So, yeah, I'm leaning towards the cards in this one.