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The St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) and Milwaukee Brewers (21-15) open a 4-game set Thursday. First pitch from American Family Field is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Brewers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Brewers lead 3-0
St. Louis has lost 4 games in a row after falling 7-5 against the New York Mets Tuesday and failing to cash as a -120 home favorite. DH Alec Burleson led the way on offense with 2 RBIs, while 4 different Cardinals players had at least 1 RBI. RHP Miles Mikolas allowed 6 earned runs in 4 innings to pick up the loss.
Milwaukee fell 6-4 against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday while failing to cash as a +106 road underdog. C William Contreras led the offense with 2 RBIs, and 3 different Brewers players had at least 1 RBI, including 1B Gary Sanchez who hit a solo shot in the 7th. RHP Joe Ross allowed 3 earned runs in 5 innings and picked up the loss.
Cardinals at Brewers projected starters
RHP Sonny Gray vs. RHP Tobias Myers
Gray (4-1, 0.89 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 0.86 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 11.3 K/9 in 30 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 3-0 home victory vs. Chicago White Sox Friday
- Cardinals are 4-1 in his starts
- Has allowed 2 ER or fewer in each start
- Has allowed 3 ER (1 HR) this season while striking out 38 and walking 5
Myers (0-2, 6.23 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.31 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 7.6 K/9 in 13 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 3 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K in 6-5 loss at Chicago Cubs Saturday
- Brewers are 0-3 in his starts
- Has allowed 4 ER in back-to-back starts
- Has allowed 9 ER (5 HR) while striking out 11 and walking 5
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Cardinals at Brewers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Brewers +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals -1.5 (+125) | Brewers +1.5 (-155)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Cardinals at Brewers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 4, Brewers 3
Moneyline
BET CARDINALS (-135).
St. Louis has struggled of late, but its ace Gray is the reason it is the favorite. Gray has allowed just 3 earned runs total this season and faces a Brewers squad that has lost 4 of its last 5 games. The Cardinals have scored 5 runs twice in their last 4 games, which is plenty of separation for Gray on the mound.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The moneyline is the better option in this matchup.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 8 (-115).
With Gray’s previous track record and the Cardinals scoring 3 or fewer runs in 4 of their last 6 games, the Under is worth a wager. The Cardinals have hit the Under in 2 of their last 3 games and 6 of their last 9, while the Brewers have failed to the Over in 4 of their last 7.
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