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LT Profits <br><br> <br>St. Louis Cardinals (-105) <br>Thu Aug 4 '05 8:10p <br> <br>The Cardinals have far and away the best record in the National League at <br>68-39, and this in itself makes them virtually an automatic selection as a <br>Pick at home.<br><br>Of course the reason for this cheap line is that Florida is starting A.J. <br>Burnett, who can be as nasty as any pitcher in the game when he is on. <br>However, Burnett has been maddeningly inconsistent throughout his career <br>including this season, as he is just 8-6 despite his overpowering stuff. <br>Yes he has tossed 3 consecutive Quality Starts, but those came against 3 <br>light-hitting teams (Washington, San Francisco, Arizona). He now must <br>contend with a St. Louis lineup that is batting a hearty .305 vs. <br>right-handed pitching over the last 10 games!<br><br>Jeff Suppan has not been terrible this year going 10-7 with a 4.28 ERA, <br>and that ERA drops to 3.86 when he pitches here at home. Unlike Burnett, <br>Suppan has been consistent while tossing 7 Quality Starts in his last 10 <br>outings. He has also been brilliant in his two starts vs. Florida, <br>allowing a total of just 3 runs and 9 hits in 13 2/3 innings of work. He <br>is facing a struggling Florida offense that has averaged only 3.50 runs <br>per game over the last 10 games, as compared to 5.80 runs the Cards are <br>scoring over this same span.
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