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Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Busch Stadium.
The Brewers will give the ball to starter Brett Anderson in this one. Left hander Anderson is 4-9 this season with a 4.30 ERA.
The Cardinals will counter Anderson with J.A. Happ. Left hander Happ has a 5.86 ERA to go along with a 9-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Brewers as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Cardinals were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at 100 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 4-0 winner as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Brewers at 100 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 95-63 SU
Milwaukee is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 88-70 SU
St. Louis is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
St. Louis is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
Next up:
Milwaukee at Los Angeles Friday, October 1
St. Louis home to Chicago Friday, October 1