The St. Louis Cardinals will head north to face their NL Central foe Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. The game gets underway 7:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest will televise the action.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Odds
Oddsmakers have listed St. Louis (+110) as the underdog to Milwaukee (-120). Gamblers can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at +100 for over 10 runs and -120 for under 10. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds standing at Cardinals +1.5 runs (-190) and Brewers -1.5 runs (+165).
The Cardinals have gone 71-58 SU this year and are 67-61 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 0.8 units for moneyline bettors and 3.7 units ATS. The Brewers, on the other hand, are 67-63 SU and 56-73 ATS. The team has lost 6.2 units for moneyline bettors and 22.5 units ATS.
Milwaukee games have had an over/under record of 58-67-4 in 2019. St. Louis has also been a strong under bet with a total record of 50-68-10.
Adam Wainwright will get the nod for the visiting Cardinals. The right-handed Wainwright (9-9, 4.51 ERA) has recorded 126 strikeouts in 131.2 innings so far. He’s 1-1 with five strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA against Milwaukee this year (two starts).
The Brewers will turn to lefty Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 3.64 ERA), who has 53 punchouts and 24 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.26. Gonzalez is 0-0 with six strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA in one start against St. Louis this year.
As a unit, Milwaukee’s pitching staff has given up 5.0 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.70, a WHIP of 1.38 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 4.66 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 57 divisional games, Brewers starters have an ERA of 5.07 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.97.
The Milwaukee hitters are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .271/.379/.446 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Brewers’ batters have been led by right fielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Mike Moustakas. Yelich is slashing .329/.421/.678 with 41 home runs, 89 RBIs, 91 runs and 25 steals, while Moustakas has produced a line of .263/.335/.529 with 31 homers, 76 RBIs and 71 runs.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.12 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.04 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.67, along with a WHIP of 1.35.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .246/.322/.409 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game this season, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
St. Louis’ offense has been powered by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and shortstop Paul DeJong. Goldschmidt is hitting .262/.336/.474 with 29 home runs, 71 RBIs and 79 runs scored, while DeJong (.247/.328/.455) has produced 23 homers, 61 RBIs and 82 runs scored.
The Cardinals have lost 2.5 units and are 11-15 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 12 of those games, compared to 10 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Brewers have lost 1.7 units and are 40-49 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 45 of those games, as opposed to 42 which went under the total.
Cardinals at Brewers Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Brewers, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in three of Milwaukee’s last seven games.
- The Cardinals have an OPS of .731 this season and an OPS of .744 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Brewers’ OPS stands at .778 overall and .760 against southpaws.
- The Cardinals have won seven of their last eight games SU.
- Milwaukee has recorded 25.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.2 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Brewers have hit 19 over their last 10.
