Baseball Odds: Cards vs. Brewers




The St. Louis Cardinals will try to close out the NLCS on Sunday afternoon in Game 6 on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Cards took a 3-2 lead in the series with a win in Game 5 on Friday night. Edwin Jackson gets the ball for St. Louis in Sunday's contest, while Milwaukee will counter with Shaun Marcum.



View St Louis vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Cardinals listed as underdogs of +-126 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 5-rated Cardinals taking on the National League's No. 2-rated Brewers in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Milwaukee owns the No. 7 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 1 in the same category at 9.3 per game.

St. Louis brings the National League's No. 9-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Brewers' league No. 6-ranked defense.



The Brewers were a 7-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. The Brewers endured a 7-1 loss at the hands of the Cardinals on Friday, with Zack Greinke throwing 5 2/3 innings of 7-hit ball at Busch Stadium.


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

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Sunday 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 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 15 games


Next up:
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Monday, October 17

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