The Milwaukee Brewers battle the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in MLB betting action at Miller Park.

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



View St Louis vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cardinals were listed as 140 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 2-rated Brewers and the league No. 5-ranked Cardinals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Milwaukee's No. 10 ranked National League offense (0 runs per game) against a Cardinals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 9 in the National League at 1 runs allowed per game. The Brewers have been averaging 0 hits per game, less than the Cardinals have managed so far this season (13 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, St. Louis owns the National League's No. 12-rated road mark, allowing 1 runs per game on the highway. Milwaukee, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on St. Louis at +170 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Cardinals enjoyed a 4-1 victory at the expense of the Marlins on Wednesday, with Kyle Lohse throwing 7 1/3 innings of 2-hit ball at Marlins Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Miami are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 2-8
After a loss are 7-3

A few Cardinals at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis' last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 11 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games


Next up:
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Saturday, April 7