Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/13/2022

Nolan Arenado will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (62-50) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (60-51). The Brewers are listed as -132 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:15 PM ET Saturday, live from Busch Stadium. Corbin Burnes will get the ball for Milwaukee while St. Louis counter with Adam Wainwright.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Brewers vs. Cardinals

After taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at +111. Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+111) and Under (7)

Brewers vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Corbin Burnes
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Adam Wainwright
• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Brewers Starter Corbin Burnes

• Burnes (8-5) takes the mound for the Brewers in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 2.45 ERA in 136 innings pitched, with 175 strikeouts.
• In his last appearance on Sunday, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.45, with 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .183 batting average against him.
• Burnes is looking to pick up his 17th quality start of the season in this game.
• Burnes will try to continue an 11-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 innings per appearance).
• He will match up with a Cardinals squad that is batting .254 as a unit (sixth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .417 (eighth in MLB) with 130 total home runs (10th in MLB).
• In 14 innings over two appearances against the Cardinals this season, Burnes has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.500 WHIP while his opponents are batting .085.
• The 27-year-old’s 2.45 ERA ranks sixth, .934 WHIP ranks fourth, and 11.6 K/9 ranks second among qualifying pitchers this season.

Cardinals Starter Adam Wainwright

• Wainwright (8-8) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 23rd start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed eight hits in four innings against the New York Yankees.
• The 40-year-old has an ERA of 3.42 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .253 in 22 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start 12 times in 22 starts this season.
• Wainwright has 19 starts of five or more innings this season in 22 chances. He averages 6.0 innings per outing.
• The Brewers are batting .240 this season, 18th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .417 (eighth in the league) with 152 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Brewers three times this season, allowing them to go 25-for-67 with seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBI in 14 innings.
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 40-year-old’s 3.42 ERA ranks 30th, 1.243 WHIP ranks 44th, and 7.2 K/9 ranks 47th.

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Brewers have been favorites in 88 games this season and won 49 (55.7%) of those contests.
• Milwaukee has a record of 42-28 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -132 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.9% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of their 111 games with a total this season.
• The Brewers are 46-65-0 against the spread in their 111 chances this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 52 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (46.2%) in those games.
• This season, St. Louis has come away with a win 12 times in 34 chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 47.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 53 of their 115 opportunities.
• In 114 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 62-52-0 against the spread.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rowdy Tellez leads the Brewers in home runs (23) and runs batted in (71).
• Of all hitters in the majors, Tellez’s home run total ranks him 18th, and his RBI tally puts him 13th.
• Christian Yelich’s .256 batting average paces his team.
• Yelich is 160th in homers and 165th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .253 with 21 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 walks.
• Willy Adames is hitting .225 with 17 doubles, 22 home runs and 33 walks.
• Adames has recorded at least one hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt leads the lineup with a batting average of .331, while leading the Cardinals in home runs, with 28 and runs batted in with 89.
• Among all batters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s home run total is sixth and his RBI tally ranks fourth.
• Goldschmidt takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, two home runs, four walks and seven RBI.
• Arenado is hitting .303 with 28 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 40 walks.
• Arenado is 10th among all batters in MLB in home runs, and 11th in RBI.
• Tommy Edman has 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while batting .255.
• Dylan Carlson is batting .238 with 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 30 walks.