Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 2, 2024

Freddy Peralta will take the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers (80-57) Monday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (69-68). The Brewers are -170 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network, live from American Family Field. Peralta takes the mound for Milwaukee while Andre Pallante is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-170)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+143)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Brewers have won in 46, or 59.7%, of the 77 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Milwaukee has been victorious 10 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 63% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 69 total times this season. They’ve finished 35-34 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, St. Louis has a record of 3-8 (27.3%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 41.2% in this contest.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a batting average of .281. He’s also hit 20 home runs with 80 RBI.
• Contreras ranks 51st in MLB in homers, and 22nd in RBI.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 96.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
• Burleson’s home run total ranks 38th in the majors, and he is 39th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .266 with 29 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 38 walks.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• The Brewers have pitched to a 3.63 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• Brewers pitchers have a 1.235 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.0 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
• St. Louis has a 4.17 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.270).