Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Tips and Best Bets

The Milwaukee Brewers (3-3) are set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (3-1) Thursday at 5:14 PM ET. The Brewers are listed as -148 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Cardinals have +126 odds for the contest. Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Predictions, Betting Odds, Spread, Line

Computer Predictions for Brewers vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+126) and Under (8)

Brewers vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Brandon Woodruff
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Adam Wainwright
• Game Day: Thursday, April 14, 2022
• Game Time: 5:14 PM ET
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Stadium: American Family Field

Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Brewers Starter Brandon Woodruff

• Woodruff (0-1) makes the start for the Brewers, his second of the season.
• His last appearance was on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when the righty went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing six hits.
• In his one appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .375 against him. He has a 17.18 ERA and averages 4.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

Cardinals Starter Adam Wainwright

• Wainwright will take to the mound for the Cardinals, his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, throwing six innings without allowing a run.
• He has pitched in one games this season with an ERA of .00, a strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .833.
• The Brewers have scored 18 runs this season, which ranks 24th in MLB. They have 41 hits, 17th in baseball, with three home runs (28th in the league).
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 40-year-old’s .00 ERA ranks first, .833 WHIP ranks 19th, and 9.0 K/9 ranks 22nd.

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Brewers have been favored six times and won three of those games.
• Milwaukee has entered five games this season favored by -148 or more and is 2-3 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 59.7% chance to win.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in two of their six opportunities.
• The Brewers are 1-5-0 ATS in their six games with a spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals were chosen as underdogs in 76 games last year and walked away with the win 37 times (48.7%) in those games.
• Last year, St. Louis won 12 of 35 games when listed as at least +126 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 44.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with St. Louis went over the total set by sportsbooks in 74 of 161 chances last season.
• In 116 games with a line last season, the Cardinals had a mark of 56-60-0 against the spread.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rowdy Tellez paces the Brewers with one home runs and four runs batted in.
• Willy Adames’ one home runs pace his team.
• Adames ranks 36th in home runs and 105th in RBI on the season.
• Andrew McCutchen has three doubles and a walk while batting .250.
• Christian Yelich has a club-high .263 batting average.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt put up 177 hits with a batting average of .294 last season.
• Nolan Arenado had 34 home runs and 105 runs batted in a season ago.
• Tommy Edman hit .262 last season with 41 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 38 walks.
• Tyler O’Neill racked up 34 home runs a season ago while slugging .560.

Betting Tips for Brewers vs. Cardinals

Our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at +126 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will under the total of 8 runs.