Cardinals vs. Brewers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 4, 2024

Willy Adames carries a 12-game hitting streak for the Milwaukee Brewers (81-58) into Wednesday’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (70-69). Paul Goldschmidt, (10-game hitting streak) and the Cardinals are -124 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET live on BSMW from American Family Field. Sonny Gray takes the mound for St. Louis while Colin Rea is Milwaukee’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Brewers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-124)
• Underdog: Brewers (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 33 wins in the 66 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season St. Louis has been victorious 19 times in 42 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 55.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Brewers are 32-26 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 55.2% of those games).
• Milwaukee is 22-13 (winning 62.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 48.8%.

Cardinals vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21 and runs batted in with 73.
• Among all MLB hitters, Burleson is 26th in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage, and 49th in slugging.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .268 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
• William Contreras has 34 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 65 walks while batting .278.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Contreras is 54th in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Adames has hit 29 home runs with 100 RBI. Both are team-highs.

Cardinals vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.269 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Milwaukee has a 3.62 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Brewers have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.232).