The St. Louis Cardinals battle the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in MLB betting action at Busch Stadium.

The match puts starter Zack Greinke for the Brewers on the hill facing Jamie Garcia for the Cardinals. Greinke brings a 2-1 mark to the game, while Garcia is 2-0 to date on the season.



View Milwaukee vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Cardinals in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 11-rated Cardinals and the league No. 5-ranked Brewers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up St. Louis' No. 1 ranked National League offense (5.3 runs per game) against a Brewers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 16 in the National League at 5.6 runs allowed per game. The Cardinals have been averaging 9.6 hits per game, more than the Brewers have managed so far this season (7.7 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and St. Louis has the National League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 7-3 loser on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on St. Louis at -150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Milwaukee didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-3 to St. Louis on Saturday at Busch Stadium.




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

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 8-2
After a win 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 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER 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


Next up:
Milwaukee at San Diego, Monday, April 30
St. Louis home to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 1