Christian Yelich and the surging Milwaukee Brewers will be taking on their NL Central rival St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in a Sunday showdown. The matchup will get going at 2:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin is in line to broadcast the game.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Las Vegas has Milwaukee (+130) as the underdog to St. Louis (-140). The total currently stands at 8.5 runs and bettors can play the over for even money (+100) or the under for -120. There’s a runline of Brewers +1.5 (-170) and Cardinals -1.5 (+150) for this matchup.
The Cardinals are 83-65 straight up (SU) and 78-69 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 6.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.9 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Brewers have gone 79-69 SU this year and are 66-81 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 1.6 units for moneyline gamblers and 22.1 units ATS. Milwaukee’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
St. Louis games have an over/under record of 59-77-11 in 2019. Milwaukee has also been a good under bet with a total record of 64-78-5.
Chase Anderson is getting the start for the visiting Brewers. The right-handed Anderson (6-4, 4.57 ERA) has recorded 112 strikeouts in 124 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with five strikeouts and a 2.70 ERA against St. Louis this year.
The Cardinals will be sending righty Michael Wacha (6-7, 4.97 ERA) to the hill. Wacha has 99 punchouts and 51 walks to his credit as well as a 1.55 WHIP. Wacha is 1-0 with 19 strikeouts and a 1.69 ERA over three starts against Milwaukee this year.
Milwaukee’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.35 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.54, along with a K/9 of 10.07.
The Brewers offense has slashed .247/.331/.438 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Milwaukee’s hitters have been paced by outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain, who collectively have blasted 52 home runs. Yelich is hitting .329/.429/.671 with 44 home runs, 97 RBIs, 100 runs and 30 stolen bases, while Cain (.251/.318/.349) has produced eight homers, 42 RBIs, 69 runs and 16 stolen bases.
For the home team, St. Louis’ pitching staff has yielded 4.0 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 3.88, a WHIP of 1.30 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 3.67 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 68 divisional games, Cardinals starters have an ERA of 4.03 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.10.
St. Louis’ offense has produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 5.1 per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .235/.330/.444 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and second baseman Kolten Wong have led the Cardinals’ batters this year. Goldschmidt is hitting .261/.343/.473 with 31 home runs, 89 RBIs and 87 runs scored, while Wong’s line is .289/.366/.433 with 11 homers, 59 RBIs, 61 runs and 22 steals.
The Brewers have gained 1.4 units and are 47-53 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 49 of those games, compared to 49 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Cardinals have netted 7.5 units and are 65-53 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 44 of those games, compared to 67 that went under the total.
Brewers at Cardinals MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of Milwaukee’s last seven games.
- The Brewers have won eight of their last nine games SU.
- Milwaukee fielders have four errors over the last five outin, compared to only zero errors for St. Louis over its last five.
- The Brewers have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 14 over their last 10.
- The Brewers have an OPS of .769 this season and an OPS of .768 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS sits at .737 overall and .734 versus righties.
