The St. Louis Cardinals will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Milwaukee Brewers invade Busch Stadium on Friday.

St. Louis hands the ball to starter Kyle Lohse in this one and he'll try to improve on his 14-2 mark on the year. Milwaukee counters with Yovani Gallardo, who will try to quiet the fans and the Cardinals bats at the same time.



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Betting Line:
The Cardinals were listed as -140 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Cardinals, most recently No. 4 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Brewers, who rate a National League No. 8 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, St. Louis owns the No. 1 ranking for hits in the National League at 9.5 per game. By contrast, the Brewers are rated No. 5 in the same category at 8.8 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and St. Louis has the National League's No. 6-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

Milwaukee lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Marlins on September 6. Bettors who backed the Marlins at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Brewers endured a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Marlins on Thursday, with Marco Estrada throwing 5 innings of 7-hit ball at Marlins Park.

St. Louis lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Mets on September 5. Bettors who backed the Mets at +116 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. St. Louis didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-2 to New York on Wednesday at Busch Stadium.


Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Miami are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few Brewers at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at St. Louis, Saturday, September 8