The Milwaukee Brewers (23-17) begin a 3-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (16-25) on Monday at Busch Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Brewers vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Brewers lead 2-1
The Brewers secured a 9-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, giving them 3 straight wins and their first series sweep since a 3-game set over the Seattle Mariners from April 17-19. Milwaukee is just 5-5 in its last 10 contests despite it’s recent success.
The Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-1 Sunday to complete the series sweep and extend their win streak to 3 games. St. Louis has won 6 of its last 7 games but is just 6-4 in its last 10 contests.
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Brewers at Cardinals projected starters
RHP Freddy Peralta vs. RHP Jack Flaherty
Peralta (4-2, 3.32 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 10.2 K/9 through 40 2/3 IP.
- Has tallied 5-plus K’s in 6 of his first 7 starts
- Owns a 3-4 record with a 5.94 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 10.5 K/9 in 9 starts and 4 relief appearances in his career against the Cardinals.
Flaherty (2-4, 6.18 ERA) makes his 9th start. He has a 1.73 WHIP, 6.2 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 through 39 1/3 IP.
- Has walked 2-plus batters in 6 of his first 8 starts
- Given up 3-plus ER in 5 straight turns
- Boasts a 3-7 record with a 4.92 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 11.4 K/9 in 16 career starts and 1 relief appearance against the Brewers
Brewers at Cardinals odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:24 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Brewers -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Cardinals -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Brewers -1.5 (+145) | Cardinals +1.5 (-175)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Brewers at Cardinals picks and predictions
Prediction
Brewers 6, Cardinals 4
Moneyline
Considering the pitchers that are on the mound for each team in this NL Central tilt, I’ll take the BREWERS (-115) on the road. Milwaukee is 10-9 on the road compared to St. Louis being 6-13 at home this season.
Run line/Against the spread
BREWERS -1.5 (+145) is a fantastic value with Flaherty pitching for the Cardinals Monday. The left-handed bats in Milwaukee’s lineup have been rolling recently, especially OF Christian Yelich.
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Over/Under
OVER 8 (-115) is how I’d bet the run total with Flaherty giving up runs at an alarming rate in recent starts. Even with Peralta being solid to start the season, the Cardinals have plated 46 runs over their last 7 games and should be able to help this number along.
The Over is also 5-0 in Flaherty’s last 5 starts.
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