Cardinals Head into Break the Best “Under” Bet Against the MLB Odds

The summer is just starting to heat up for the boys on the diamond.

Today, BetOnline looks at the best ‘under’ squads that are beating the MLB odds, including the ‘over’ killing Cardinals.

Season Standings

1: St. Louis Cardinals (52-34-2) – A rare four game ‘over’ streak for the Redbirds was promptly stopped on Thursday, as they went 3-1 for ‘under’ bettors over the course of the weekend.

The pitching staff was great, allowing just ten runs in those four games, but one must remember that the final three games in that set were in Houston.

The Cards are getting closer towards having the best staff in baseball, as they have a 3.39 team ERA going into the All-Star Break.

2: Chicago Cubs (46-35-8) – Getting shutout on Sunday at the hands of the Dodgers was just a microcosm of the miserable offensive campaign that the Cubs have had all season long.

In spite of the fact that guys like 1B Derrek Lee, OF Alfonso Soriano, OF Kosuke Fukudome, and 3B Aramis Ramirez all have huge contracts, the offense is only averaging 4.03 runs per game over the first half of the season.

No wonder why manager Lou Piniella’s squad is 11 games under .500 and 9.5 games out in the NL Central race…

3: Washington Nationals (48-38-3) - The Nats just barely held on to their spot on the ‘under’ list for the season after playing seven straight ‘overs’ just before the All-Star Break.

Things aren’t even going well for the chosen boy, RHP Stephen Strasburg, who has now watched his L/2 starts fly past the posted ‘total’ of 6.5.

Who’s Hot?

1: New York Mets (5-1) – A woeful offensive effort has left the Mets four games out of first place in the NL East race going into the All-Star Break.

They picked an atrocious time to score just nine runs in five games at home against Cincinnati and Atlanta, and the end result was a wasted effort from their pitchers in that stretch as well.

New York only conceded 11 runs over those five games to boot. Needless to say, all five stayed ‘under’ the number.

2: New York Yankees (5-2) – We stay in a New York state of mind, as the Bronx Bombers have now held seven straight foes to four runs or less and six of the seven to two runs or less.

Imagine if LHP Cliff Lee was actually traded to the Yankees on Friday night before the Texas Rangers swooped in and snared him!

A 3.81 team ERA would look a heck of a lot better without RHP Javier Vazquez in the fold.

3: Cincinnati Reds (5-2) – The Reds had a great chance to make a move in the NL Central right before the All-Star Break, but dropping four straight to the Phils really hurt that cause.

Cincinnati was shutout twice in that series and was held to three runs or less six times in its ten game roadie to close out the first half of the season.