Brewers vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

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17 May 2023

Brewers vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals (17-26) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (24-18), at 7:45 PM ET, in the final game of a three-game series.

The Cardinals (-110 moneyline odds to win) and the Brewers (-109) will play in an expected tight contest. The starting pitchers are Matthew Liberatore for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Corbin Burnes (4-2) for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers beat the Cardinals 3-2 yesterday, with Joel Payamps getting the win (1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K) and Brian Anderson leading the way offensively (going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI). Jordan Montgomery (5.1 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s Cardinals vs. Brewers matchup, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:23 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Cardinals (-110, bet $110 to win $100)
Underdog: Brewers (-109, bet $109 to win $100)
Over/under: 8

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have won 10, or 43.5%, of the 23 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
St. Louis has a record of 10-13 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -110 on the moneyline.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of 43 games with a total.
The Cardinals are 19-24-0 ATS in their 43 games with a spread this season.

Matthew Liberatore (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Liberatore starts for the first time this season for the Cardinals.
It’s the first appearance this season for the 23-year-old southpaw, and his first outing in more than a year.
The Brewers rank 17th in MLB action with 183 runs scored this season, and are batting .240 with 51 home runs (12th in baseball).

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 57 home runs.
Hitters for St. Louis have a combined .435 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
The Cardinals have a team batting average of .262 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
St. Louis has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 210.
The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .334 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
St. Louis ranks ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.

Brewers Stats and Trends

Brewers Betting Records

The Brewers have been chosen as underdogs in 16 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (56.2%) in those games.
This year, Milwaukee has won nine of 16 games when listed as at least -109 or worse on the moneyline.
The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over in 19 of its 42 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Brewers have posted a record of 20-22-0 against the spread this season.

Corbin Burnes (Brewers Probable Starter)

The Brewers are sending Burnes (4-2) out for his ninth start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.35 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty went six scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
Over eight games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 3.35 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .204 to his opponents.
Burnes is trying to register his fourth quality start in a row in this game.
Burnes will try to continue a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 frames per appearance).
He will face off against a Cardinals offense that ranks fourth in the league with 392 total hits (on a .262 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .435 (seventh in the league) with 57 total home runs (seventh in MLB action).
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old ranks 34th in ERA (3.35), 29th in WHIP (1.117), and 42nd in K/9 (7.7).

Brewers Batting Stats

The Brewers rank 12th in MLB play with 51 total home runs.
This season, Milwaukee is 19th in the majors with a .391 slugging percentage.
The Brewers have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.240).
The offense for Milwaukee is the No. 17 offense in baseball, scoring 4.4 runs per game (183 total runs).
The Brewers rank 18th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.

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