The St. Louis Cardinals (40-31) and Milwaukee Brewers (39-32) meet in a 2:10 p.m. ET Thursday game at American Family Field. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs. Brewers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: St. Louis leads 6-5.
The Cardinals have taken the first 2 games of this series in Cream City and are now 3-3 in a road trip that opened in Boston. The Redbirds own a fine .819 OPS in their last 12 games.
The Brewers are just 2-9 in their last 11 home games. The Milwaukee offense has struggled in its home yard, and the Brewers own a mere .601 OPS in those 11 games.
Cardinals at Brewers projected starters
RHP Dakota Hudson vs. RHP Jason Alexander
Hudson (5-3, 3.31 ERA) owns a 1.29 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and 5.0 K/9 in 70 2/3 IP over 13 starts.
- Current Milwaukee batters own a small-sample .843 OPS against him.
- Has yielded 2 runs or less in 4 of his last 5 starts.
Alexander (1-0, 2.42 ERA) is tabbed for his 5th start. He has a 1.70 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 3.2 K/9 in 22 1/3 IP.
- Allows frequent contact but has only been barreled up on 3.6% of balls put in play and has induced a 54.3% ground-ball rate.
- A 29-year-old rookie called up after logging a 2.64 ERA in 9 games at Triple-A.
Cardinals at Brewers odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 9:39 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Cardinals -117 (bet $100 to win $117) | Brewers -103 (bet $103 to win $100)
- Run line (RL): Cardinals -1.5 (+155) | Brewers +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -102 | U: -122)
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Cardinals at Brewers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 6, Brewers 4
Money line
Figure Milwaukee’s record being a little flimsy due to a 14-9 mark in 1-run games.
The Cardinals are 8-3 in their last 11 meetings in Milwaukee. The Cards are a lean in principle but only actionable at -110 or better.
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Run line/Against the spread
CARDINALS -1.5 (+155) figures as the best value in this one. St. Louis has been the much better offensive team of late. The Redbirds own a .740 OPS against ground-ball pitchers, and the St. Louis bullpen matches up well with the Brewers.
Over/Under
Peg both starting pitchers as being too far over their skis with their surface numbers.
TAKE THE OVER 9.5 (-102).
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