The St. Louis Cardinals will be taking on their divisional rival Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will broadcast the matchup and the game will get going at 4:10 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Odds
St. Louis (-110) is favored against Milwaukee (+100) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this one at 9 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. You can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at +135 for the Cardinals -1.5 runs and -155 for the Brewers +1.5.
The Brewers are 45-30 straight up (SU) and 42-32 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 14.3 units for moneyline bettors and 9.5 units (ATS). Milwaukee has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Cardinals are 38-36 SU and have gone 35-38 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 7.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.0 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in five of those seven.
Brewers games have a 29-43-2 over/under record so far in 2018. The Cardinals have also been a decent under bet with a total record of 30-39-4.
Miles Mikolas is getting the start for St. Louis. The right-handed Mikolas is 7-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 66 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Milwaukee this year (two starts).
The Brewers are preparing to start righty Chase Anderson (5-6, 4.54 ERA), who’s got 54 strikeouts and 30 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.18. Anderson is 0-0 with five strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA in one start against St. Louis this year.
As a unit, Milwaukee’s pitchers have given up 3.6 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 3.87, a WHIP of 1.22 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.4. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.75, a WHIP of 1.20 and a K/9 of 10.7. In 33 games against divisional opponents, Brewers starters have an ERA of 3.39 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.36.
The Milwaukee hitters have produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 2.9 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over their last five. The team has hit .235/.317/.446 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich have paced the Brewers’ batters this year. Cain is slashing .292/.394/.439 with eight home runs, 26 RBIs, 47 runs and 16 steals, while Yelich’s line is .291/.368/.457 with nine homers, 31 RBIs, 49 runs and nine steals.
For the visiting squad, St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.39 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8.12 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.28, along with a K-per-9 of 8.80.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .241/.314/.395 on their way to 4.2 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been led by first baseman Jose Martinez and left fielder Marcell Ozuna, who’ve collectively launched 20 home runs. Martinez is slashing .304/.374/.490 with 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Ozuna (.278/.322/.418) is up to 10 homers, 41 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
The Cardinals have lost 3.1 units and are 26-28 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 21 of those games, as opposed to 29 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Brewers have netted 14.9 units and are 36-22 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 21 of those games, compared to 35 that went under the total.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Brewers, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – OVER
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The under has hit in only two of St. Louis’ last seven games.
The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games SU.
St. Louis has recorded 18.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 17.4 over its last five.
The Cardinals have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
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