The Cardinals get a visit from the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Marco Estrada gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Brewers on this day; he's 0-0 on the season. The Cardinals, meanwhile, will counter with Kyle Lohse, who will be looking to improve on his 3-0 mark.



View Milwaukee vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Cardinals in this one will find them as -170 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 5-rated Brewers taking on the National League's No. 11-rated Cardinals in this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits St. Louis' No. 2-rated National League offense, averaging 5.2 runs per game, against a Brewers defense that ranks No. 16 in the National League at 5.5 in runs allowed per game. The Cardinals have averaged 9.6 hits per game so far, more than Brewers batters have averaged on the year (7.7 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and St. Louis has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 13-1 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -122 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Milwaukee was routed on Friday at Busch Stadium, having a 13-1 loss put on them by the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball betting action.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Brewers at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at St. Louis, Sunday, April 29