Brewers Look to Hold Slim Lead Over Cardinals
The National League Central division wasn’t supposed to be in play this year. But with the Chicago Cubs experiencing a World Series hangover, it’s the Milwaukee Brewers who sit atop the Central standings at 33-31, 8.53 betting units in the black. The Brew Crew visit the St. Louis Cardinals (29-32, –8.17 units) this Thursday in the finale of a four-game series, beginning at 7:15 PM ET.
Oddsmakers have the Cardinals listed as -135-moneyline favorites. The total is sitting at 9.5.
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Tuesday’s double-header could mess up the pitching rotations, but in theory, it will be Junior Guerra (5.36 FIP) taking the mound for Milwaukee, and Michael Wacha (3.98 FIP) responding for St. Louis. Guerra has been very fortunate this year, posting a .219 BABIP with 91.6% of base runners left stranded, but the Brewers are still just 1-4 in his five starts for a loss of 2.31 units. The Cards are 4-7 in Wacha’s 11 starts, down 4.52 units after some shaky bullpen support early in the year and some uncharacteristically poor pitching from Wacha of late.
St. Louis also has to be concerned about catcher Yadier Molina (.694 OPS). He’s missed the past three games with a stiff lower back, although Monday’s off-day might be enough to get Molina ready for this series.
MLB Betting Trends
| Milwaukee Brewers 35-32 |
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| Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis |
| Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis |
St. Louis Cardinals 30-34 |
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| St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games |
| St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games |
| St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home |
| St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee |
| St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee |
| Team | record | money | vs LHP | vs RHP | Fave | Dog | O/U | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 35-32 | $903.00 | 8-9 | 27-23 | 12-9 | 22-23 | 38-26-3 | 0.23 |
| St. Louis | 30-34 | -$726.00 | 7-8 | 23-26 | 22-19 | 8-14 | 34-28-2 | -0.19 |
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
| event date | Opponent | Result | score | OU Result | ip | money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | ARI | W | 8-6 | O | 5 | $133.00 |
| Jun 4, 2017 | LA | W | 3-0 | U | 6 | $128.00 |
| May 30, 2017 | NYM | L | 4-5 | P | 5 | -$100.00 |
| event date | Opponent | Result | score | OU Result | ip | money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | PHI | W | 3-2 | U | 6 | $57.00 |
| Jun 4, 2017 | CHC | L | 6-7 | O | 4.1 | -$100.00 |
| May 30, 2017 | LA | L | 4-9 | O | 3 | -$100.00 |
| Milwaukee’s relievers have pitched 10.2 innings in the last 3 games. |
| St. Louis’s relievers have pitched 12.2 innings in the last 3 games. |
| Date | score | Winner | ip | hits | Runs | Earned Runs | walks | strikeouts | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | 7-5 | MIL | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | No Decision |
| Apr 20, 2017 | 7-5 | MIL | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Win |
| Sep 11, 2016 | 2-1 | MIL | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | No Decision |
| Aug 29, 2016 | 6-5 | STL | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | No Decision |
| Jun 1, 2016 | 3-1 | MIL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Win |
| Date | score | Winner | ip | hits | Runs | Earned Runs | walks | strikeouts | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | 7-5 | MIL | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | No Decision |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 4-3 | MIL | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | No Decision |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 9-8 | STL | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Win |
| Apr 11, 2016 | 10-1 | STL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Win |
| Sep 24, 2015 | 7-3 | STL | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Win |
Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 4.90 | 8 | 4.33 | 9 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense | 4.45 | 14 | 3.74 | 3 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 4.14 | 26 | 4.67 | 17 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense | 4.03 | 26 | 4.19 | 7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis |
| Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
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| St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games |
| St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games |
| St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home |
| St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee |
| St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee |
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