Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/28/2022

Paul Goldschmidt leads the St. Louis Cardinals (25-20) into Saturday’s matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers (29-17) on a two-game homer streak. His Cardinals are underdogs for the contest, however, with bookmakers naming the Brewers as -146 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 2:15 PM ET from Busch Stadium. Adrian Houser gets the starting nod for Milwaukee while Matthew Liberatore is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Brewers vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+124) and Over (7.5)

Brewers vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Adrian Houser
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Matthew Liberatore
• Game Day: Saturday, May 28, 2022
• Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Brewers Starter Adrian Houser

• Houser (3-4) takes the mound for the Brewers in his ninth start of the season. He has a 2.98 ERA in 42 1/3 innings pitched, with 35 strikeouts.
• The righty’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
• In eight games this season, the 29-year-old has a 2.98 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .219 to opposing hitters.
• Houser is trying to register his third straight quality start in this outing.
• Houser will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
• He meets a Cardinals offense that ranks sixth in the league with 215 runs while batting .252 as a unit. It has a collective .397 slugging percentage (11th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 43 home runs (16th in MLB).
• Head-to-head against the Cardinals this season, Houser has pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out four.

Cardinals Starter Matthew Liberatore

• Liberatore will get the start for the Cardinals, his second of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, throwing 4 2/3 innings and giving up four earned runs.
• He has pitched in one games this season with an ERA of 7.71, a batting average against of .350 and 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Brewers have scored 207 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB. They are batting .236 for the campaign with 59 home runs, third in the league.

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Brewers have won 25, or 64.1%, of the 39 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season, Milwaukee has won 18 of its 28 games, or 64.3%, when favored by at least -146 on the moneyline.
• The Brewers have a 59.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Milwaukee have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 19 of 46 chances this season.
• The Brewers are 22-24-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 12 wins in the 23 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• St. Louis has a mark of 1-3 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +124 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 44.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with St. Louis have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 22 of 46 chances this season.
• The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 25-20-0 in 45 games with a line this season.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Christian Yelich has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 23 walks while hitting .241.
• Yelich’s home runs rank him 75th in the majors, and he is 72nd in RBI.
• Rowdy Tellez has shown his power as he paces his team with nine home runs and 33 RBI.
• Tellez ranks 19th in homers and 10th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Kolten Wong is batting .227 with six doubles, three triples, three home runs and 17 walks.
• Wong has at least one base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .182 with a walk.
• Andrew McCutchen has six doubles, three home runs and 10 walks while batting .250.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt leads the squad with a batting average of .345, and paces the Cardinals in home runs, with nine and runs batted in with 36.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s home run total ranks 19th and his RBI tally is fifth.
• Goldschmidt takes a hitting streak of 18 games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .442 with five doubles, five home runs, three walks and 16 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado’s nine home runs lead his team.
• Arenado is 19th in home runs and 11th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Tommy Edman is batting .281 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader has five doubles, four home runs and nine walks while batting .255.

Betting Tips for Brewers vs. Cardinals

Our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at +124 after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 7.5 runs.