MLB Lines: Cards vs. Brewers




The Cardinals and the Brewers will be battling for top spot in the NL Central as they open an MLB betting series in Milwaukee on Monday.

Zack Greinke (8-4, 4.50 ERA) is slated to start for the Brewers on Monday, and he picked up a win against the Cardinals back on June 11 by holding them to three runs on seven hits over seven innings.



View St Louis vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Brewers in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -125 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Brewers at No. 3 in the National League and the Cardinals at No. 5 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Milwaukee owns the No. 7 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 2 in the same category at 9.2 per game.

Defensively, St. Louis features the National League's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.6 runs per game. Milwaukee, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the National League at home, scoring 5.1 runs per game.

The Cardinals were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Chicago at +149 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. The Cardinals were saddled with a loss last time out in Jake Westbrook's start, as they lost 6-3 against Chicago on Sunday at Busch Stadium.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 5-4 Sportsbook at home against the Astros. Bettors on Milwaukee at -190 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Milwaukee got the job done in their last match in a 5-4 victory over Houston on Sunday at Miller Park behind starter Chris Narveson .


St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

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



A few Cardinals at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis' last 16 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 11 games


Next up:
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 2

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