The Brewers and the Cardinals will meet in the fourth game of the National League Championship Series in St. Louis on Thursday night.
Randy Wolf is the scheduled starter for Milwaukee in Thursday's Game 4, while Kyle Lohse will counter with a mound outing for St. Louis. The Cards lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
View Milwaukee vs St Louis Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Brewers listed as underdogs of +-130 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.
Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 5-ranked Cardinals and the National League No. 2-rated Brewers in this matchup.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and St. Louis has the National League's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.3 hits per game. The Brewers average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the National League list.
Defensively, Milwaukee features the National League's No. 7-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.1 runs per game. St. Louis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 in the National League at home, scoring 4.3 runs per game.
Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -148 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Brewers were saddled with a loss last time out in Yovani Gallardo's start, as they lost 4-3 against St. Louis on Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4
St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 9-1
After a win are 5-5
A few Brewers at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 13 games
Milwaukee is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Next up:
Milwaukee at St. Louis, Friday, October 14
