Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Milwaukee Brewers (76-66) have a 1-0 series lead, hoping to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals (83-59) on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, at 7:45 PM ET.

The Brewers are a favorite (-122) against the Cardinals (+102). The scheduled starters are Corbin Burnes (10-6) for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Adam Wainwright (10-9) for the St. Louis Cardinals. The total for the game is set at 7 total runs.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Predictions

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Brewers vs. Cardinals Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Brewers

Milwaukee was the moneyline favorite for eight of its last 10 games, and went 5-3 in those matchups.
In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Brewers and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
Milwaukee is 4-6-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.

Cardinals

St. Louis is not favored for the first time in a while, as it has not been the underdog in its last 10 games.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
St. Louis is 4-6-0 ATS over its last 10 games.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Corbin Burnes

The Brewers have an 11-17-0 record against the spread in Burnes’ starts.
The Brewers are 18-9 in Burnes’ 27 starts this season with Milwaukee as the moneyline favorite.
In Burnes’ 28 starts, his team is 18-10.
Burnes has had 28 starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and 14 of those games hit the over.

Projected starter: Adam Wainwright

When Wainwright starts, his team is 17-11-0 against the spread this season.
His team is 4-6 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
In games Wainwright has started, his team is 16-12.
Out of Wainwright’s 28 starts with a total this season, 14 have hit the over.

Brewers Batting Leaders

Rowdy Tellez paces the Brewers with 30 home runs.
Among all hitters in MLB play, Tellez’s home run total ranks 11th and his RBI tally ranks 24th.
Christian Yelich is hitting .259 to lead his team.
Yelich ranks 135th in home runs and 107th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
Willy Adames has collected a team-best 85 runs batted in.
Adames has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
Andrew McCutchen is hitting .244 with 22 doubles, 17 home runs and 44 walks.

Cardinals Batting Leaders

Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in home runs with 35, runs batted in with 109 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
Among all batters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s home run total is fourth, and his RBI total is third.
Nolan Arenado is batting .299 with an OBP of .361 and a slugging percentage of .549 this season.
Arenado currently is 15th in home runs and seventh in RBI in the major leagues.
Arenado enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with three doubles, a walk and six RBI.
Tommy Edman has 141 hits this season and a slash line of .270/.327/.416.
Edman enters this matchup on a 14-game hitting streak. In his last nine games he is batting .441 with five doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
Brendan Donovan has 95 hits and an OBP of .389 to go with a slugging percentage of .381 this season.