The St. Louis Cardinals are playing host to their NL Central rival Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will be showing the matchup and the first pitch will be at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (-115) is hosting this one as the favorite against Milwaukee (+105) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 8.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. You can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at -200 for the Brewers +1.5 runs and +170 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Cardinals are 68-56 straight up (SU) and 62-61 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle a lot for gamblers, losing 0.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.5 units (ATS). The Brewers have gone 68-57 SU this year and are 64-60 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 9.1 units for moneyline gamblers, but have lost 0.8 units ATS.
Cardinals games have a 58-60-5 over/under record in 2018. The Brewers have an over/under record of 58-62-4.
The right-handed Jhoulys Chacin is getting the nod for the visiting Brewers. Chacin is 12-4 with a 3.72 ERA and 119 strikeouts. He’s 0-2 with 11 strikeouts and an 8.59 ERA against St. Louis this year (three starts).
The Cardinals are putting the ball in the right hand of John Gant (5-4, 3.74 ERA, 1.19 WHIP), who has 65 punchouts and 31 walks. Gant is 0-0 with three strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA against Milwaukee this year.
St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.40, a WHIP of 1.22 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 4.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 60 games against divisional opponents, Cardinals starters have an ERA of 3.47 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.47.
The St. Louis offense has put up 4.6 runs per contest, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .212/.320/.397 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Cardinals’ batters have been led by Marcell Ozuna, who is slashing .271/.316/.403 with 15 home runs, 67 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Milwaukee’s pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.02 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.76 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.79, along with a K/9 of 10.12.
Brewers hitters have slashed .249/.318/.414 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Christian Yelich has led Milwaukee’s offense and is slashing .309/.372/.520 with 19 home runs, 61 RBIs, 84 runs and 14 stolen bases.
The Cardinals are looking for another win following a 7-2 victory in the prior game of this series.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has cashed in four of Milwaukee’s last seven games.
The Brewers have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 17 over their last 10.
St. Louis has recorded 25.1 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.4 over its last five.
The Brewers have lost four of their last five games SU while the Cardinals have taken 10 of their last 11.
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