Braves vs. Cardinals Prediction and Odds for Saturday, August 27 (Back Both Starters to Deliver in St. Louis)

Jordan Montgomery can do no wrong.

The newly acquired Cardinals starter has been dominant since St. Louis picked him up ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline from the New York Yankees, with his latest outing a complete game shutout vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

He'll face a challenge in the Atlanta Braves' lineup this evening at Busch Stadium, looking for their fifth consecutive win and ninth victory over their last 11 games. Charlie Morton gets the ball for Atlanta, who's looked dominant in his last two starts at home vs. the New York Mets and Houston Astros; striking out 23 batters in only 12.2 innings.

Here are the latest odds for tonight's nationally televised game of the night on FOX:

Braves vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line and Total

Braves vs. Cardinals Prediction and Pick

If there was ever a time to lean on both team's starting pitching, this matchup is as ideal as it gets.

Montgomery has gotten better and better since arriving in St. Louis, allowing only a single run in the month of August. He's upped his K/9 from 7.76 on the season to 8.42, and while his ERA is sparkling at just 0.35, his Fielding Independent Pitching, or FIP is also terrific at 1.72; showing this run is no fluke.

As for Morton, while he's been known to blow up on occasion, his stuff has been completely nasty of late. Not only has he thrown back-to-back games with double digit strikeouts, he's done it against two of the toughest teams in baseball in swings-and-misses in the Mets and Astros. Morton has also gone a minimum of six innings in his last four starts.

With two dominant starters on the mound, and the wind blowing in at 6-8 mph tonight in St. Louis, I'll happily back the under in a marquee matchup in the National League.