Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 12, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (24-15) roll into Sunday’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (15-24) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 2:10 PM ET on BSMW with the Brewers listed as -143 favorites on the moneyline. Milwaukee’s Bryse Wilson gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-143)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+120)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Brewers have been victorious in 11, or 68.8%, of the 16 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Milwaukee has been listed as a favorite of -143 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals are 7-12 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.8% of those games).
• St. Louis is 2-5 (winning only 28.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +120 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 45.5% chance to win.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.342) and runs batted in (30) this season while also slugging five homers.
• Contreras ranks 63rd in the majors in homers, and seventh in RBI.
• Willy Adames is batting .265 with an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
• Brendan Donovan has eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 walks while batting .209.
• Donovan’s home run total ranks 91st in the majors, and he is 73rd in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado’s 20 runs batted in are a team-high mark.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• The Brewers have the 15th-ranked ERA (3.93) in the majors this season.
• The Brewers have a combined WHIP of 1.298 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis’ 4.29 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.302).