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Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Brewers will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Chad Patrick in this game. Patrick has a 3-8 record and a 3.64 ERA this season.
It'll be Miles Mikolas toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Right hander Mikolas is 8-10 with a 4.80 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Brewers as -1900-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 7-1 winner as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at 105 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Milwaukee lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Cardinals on September 19. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at 105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 94-60 SU
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 75-79 SU
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Milwaukee at St. Louis Sunday, September 21