Paul Goldschmidt and the surging St. Louis Cardinals will be taking on their divisional rival Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in a Tuesday night game. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest is in line to showcase the action.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Odds
Sportsbooks have Milwaukee (-140) as the favorite over St. Louis (+130). You can play matchup’s total with current odds sitting at -120 for over 9 runs and even money (+100) for under 9. There’s a runline of Cardinals +1.5 (-170) and Brewers -1.5 (+150) for this matchup.
The Cardinals have gone 72-58 SU this year and are 68-61 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle a whole lot this year, gaining 1.9 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 4.8 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Brewers, on the other hand, are 67-64 SU and 56-74 ATS. They’ve lost 7.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 23.5 units ATS. Milwaukee has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven outings and the under has cashed in five of those seven.
Milwaukee games have a 58-68-4 over/under record in 2019. The Cardinals have also been a great under bet with a total record of 51-68-10.
Miles Mikolas will get the nod for St. Louis. The right-handed Mikolas is 7-13 with a 4.43 ERA and 109 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA against Milwaukee this year.
The Brewers are going with righty Adrian Houser (6-5, 3.62 ERA), who’s got 85 strikeouts and 28 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.28. Houser is 1-1 with nine strikeouts and a 5.79 ERA over two starts against St. Louis this year.
St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 4.12 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.05 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.63, along with a WHIP of 1.36.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .246/.323/.411 on its way to 4.6 runs scored per game this year, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 8.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been led by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and shortstop Paul DeJong. Goldschmidt is slashing .261/.337/.472 with 29 home runs, 71 RBIs and 81 runs scored, while DeJong has a .248 average with 24 homers, 64 RBIs and 84 runs scored.
For the home team, Milwaukee’s pitching staff has yielded 5.1 runs per game overall this year. The club’s starters have a 4.76 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.68 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 9.8 K/9. In 58 games against NL Central foes, Brewers starters have an ERA of 5.20 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.01.
Milwaukee’s hitters are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .258/.376/.454 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Outfielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Mike Moustakas have led the Brewers’ hitters this year. Yelich is hitting .332/.426/.679 with 41 home runs, 89 RBIs, 91 runs and 25 stolen bases, while the line for Moustakas stands at .263/.334/.528 with 31 homers, 76 RBIs and 71 runs scored.
The Cardinals have gained 4.3 units and are 57-46 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 39 of those games, compared to 58 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Brewers have lost 1.7 units and are 40-49 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 45 of those games, compared to 42 that went under.
Cardinals vs. Brewers Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Brewers, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in five of Milwaukee’s last seven games.
- The Cardinals have won eight of their last nine games SU.
- Milwaukee has posted 24.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 20.6 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
- The Cardinals have a team OPS of .733 this season and an OPS of .730 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Brewers’ OPS stands at .777 overall and .789 versus righties.
