Cardinals-Brewers Lines Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers meet at Miller Park.
Righthander Joel Pineiro will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Pineiro is 6-9 this season with a 3.39 ERA.
The Brewers will counter Pineiro with Manny Parra. Lefthander Parra has a 7.52 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Prince Fielder drove in the winning run to help the Brewers defeat the Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday, as -115 favorites. That game’s nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Mat Gamel belted a two-run homer to lead the way for the Brewers. Todd Coffey tossed two innings for the win, and Trevor Hoffman closed out the game with his 19th save.
Yadier Molina had two hits with one RBI and one run scored for the Cardinals, who were +105 underdogs. Jason Motte gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
Team records:
St. Louis: 46-40 SU
Milwaukee: 44-40 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Chi Cubs, Friday, July 10
Milwaukee home to LA Dodgers, Friday, July 10

 

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