The Milwaukee Brewers will do battle against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park. Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will be televising the matchup and the game will get underway at 8:10 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Odds
St. Louis (+115) is entering this game as the underdog to Milwaukee (-125) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at 8.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -115 for the under and -105 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at -180 for the Cardinals +1.5 runs and +160 for the Brewers -1.5.
The Brewers are 43-30 straight up (SU) and 41-32 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 13.3 units for moneyline bettors and 7.8 units (ATS). Milwaukee has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. On the other hand, the Cardinals are 38-34 SU and have gone 34-37 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 5.3 units for moneyline bettors and 4.0 units ATS. St. Louis is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Milwaukee games have a 28-43-2 over/under record so far in 2018. St. Louis has also been a decent under bet with a total record of 29-38-4.
Right-hander Carlos Martinez is projected to start for the visiting Cardinals. Martinez is 3-3 with a 2.73 ERA and 62 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 14 strikeouts and a 0.63 ERA against Milwaukee this year (two starts).
The Brewers are turning to lefty Brent Suter (7-4, 4.30 ERA), who’s got 62 punchouts and 16 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.22. Suter is 1-0 with eight strikeouts and a 3.48 ERA over two starts against St. Louis this year.
Milwaukee’s pitchers have given up 3.7 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.92 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.78, a WHIP of 1.20 and a K/9 of 10.7. In 31 games against divisional foes, Brewers starters have an ERA of 3.47 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.46.
The Milwaukee hitters are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, including 2.7 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .249/.324/.444 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Brewers’ batters have been led by outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich. Cain is slashing .290/.389/.440 with eight home runs, 25 RBIs, 45 runs and 15 stolen bases, while Yelich is batting .296 with nine homers, 31 RBIs, 47 runs and nine stolen bases.
In the visiting dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.34 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 7.98 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.33, along with a WHIP of 1.24 and a K-per-9 of 8.85.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .243/.316/.399 on their way to 4.3 runs scored per game this season, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been paced by first baseman Jose Martinez and left fielder Marcell Ozuna, who’ve collectively blasted 20 home runs. Martinez is slashing .313/.381/.504 with 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Ozuna is hitting .283/.327/.426 with 10 homers, 40 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
The Brewers have gained 13.9 units and are 35-22 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 20 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under against righty starters.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Brewers, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
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The under has hit in three of St. Louis’ last seven games.
The Cardinals have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
St. Louis has averaged 21.6 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 21.8 over its last five.
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