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Willson Contreras will look to extend his 12-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (9-11) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (12-6). The Cardinals are listed as -149 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 2:15 PM ET on Sunday, live on BSMW from Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray will get the ball for St. Louis while Milwaukee will counter with Colin Rea.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.42
Cardinals to win vs Brewers -149
Cardinals vs. Brewers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-149)
- Underdog: Brewers (+127)
- Over/under: 8
Cardinals vs. Brewers Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have come away with four wins in the seven contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- St. Louis has played as a favorite of -149 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 59.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Brewers have won six of the 10 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (60%).
- Milwaukee has played as a moneyline underdog of +127 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Brewers’ implied win probability is 44.1%.
Cardinals vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 11 while batting .222.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Donovan is 99th in home runs and 57th in RBI.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .293 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
- William Contreras has racked up a team-best batting average of .361 while leading the Brewers in runs batted in (19).
- William Contreras’ home run total ranks 28th in the big leagues, and he is sixth in RBI.
- Willy Adames is batting .300 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
Cardinals vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Cardinals have the eighth-best ERA (3.58) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.261 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The Brewers pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Milwaukee’s 3.63 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Brewers have the ninth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.217).