The Milwaukee Brewers are playing host to their divisional rival St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park. Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will be showing the action and the game is slated to get underway at 6:40 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Odds
St. Louis (-175) is favored over Milwaukee (+155) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this one at 9 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at -115 for the over and -105 for the under. The game’s most recent runline odds stand at +120 for betting the Cardinals +1.5 runs and -130 for the Brewers -1.5.
The Brewers are 3-1 SU and 2-1 ATS. They’ve gained 3.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.4 units against the spread (ATS). The Cardinals have gone 2-2 SU this year and are 1-2 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 1.0 unit for bettors taking the moneyline in the season’s early going and 2.6 units ATS.
Milwaukee games have a 2-1 over/under record in 2018. The Cardinals have an over/under record of 2-1.
The Cardinals have lost 2.0 units and are 0-2 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in two of those games, compared to zero that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Brewers have netted 1.0 units and are 1-0 ATS when facing a righty starter.
Jack Flaherty will get the start for the visiting Cards. The right-handed Flaherty recorded 20 strikeouts in 21 innings last year (with 10 walks) but finished the season 0-2 overall with a 6.33 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP.
The Brewers have tabbed righty Chase Anderson as their starter. Anderson struck out 133 hitters over 141 innings last year (25 starts), while finishing the season 12-4 overall with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP.
Milwaukee’s pitching staff has given up 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 5.85, a WHIP of 1.35 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.7. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 1.89, a WHIP of 1.16 and a K/9 of 9.9. In one games against NL Central opponents, Brewers starters have an ERA of 9.53 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.70.
The Milwaukee offense is putting up 5.3 runs per contest so far this season and the team has a slash-line of .268/.317/.418 to begin the year.
The Brewers’ hitters have been led by right fielder Lorenzo Cain and third baseman Travis Shaw. Cain is slashing .500/.526/.833 with nine hits, four RBIs and four runs scored, and Shaw is batting .389 with seven hits, three RBIs and two runs scored.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 5.95 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 6.86 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.77, along with a K-per-9 of 9.42.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .254/.322/.449 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game in 2018.
Shortstop DeJong DeJong and catcher Yadier Molina have led St. Louis’ offense. DeJong has seven hits, five RBIs and four runs scored, while Molina is slashing .313/.353/.688 with five hits, two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored.
DeJong did not perform especially well against right-handed pitching on the road last year, maintaining a slash line of .214/.248/.388 across 206 such plate appearances (his total season line was .285/.325/.532).
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Brewers, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The Brewers went 11-8 SU against the Cardinals last season.
The Brewers’ bullpen recorded 3.33 ERA against the Cardinals last year.
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