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Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Brewers will give the ball to starter Corbin Burnes in this one. Right hander Burnes is 4-2 this season with a 3.35 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Matthew Liberatore. The left hander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Brewers as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Brewers at 160 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Brewers were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at 160 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 24-18 SU
Milwaukee is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 17-26 SU
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games
Next up:
Milwaukee at Tampa Bay Friday, May 19
St. Louis home to Los Angeles Thursday, May 18