Cardinals vs. Brewers Prediction
Will the Cardinals pull off a small upset against the Brewers tonight in Milwaukee when the rivals meet at 7:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Brewers are -120 money line favorites versus the Cardinals, who have odds of +100 to pull off the upset in Milwaukee. With Carlos Martinez set to face Jimmy Nelson in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Martinez earned his seventh victory of the season on Wednesday despite allowing five runs on seven hits over his six frames.
On the plus side, Martinez did manage to rack up eight strikeouts on the night while walking two. Nolan Arenado did most of the heavy lifting against him with a two-run homer in the first and an RBI single in the fifth. Martinez now owns a 3.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 144/49 K/BB ratio across 135 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Brewers his next time out in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Nelson gave up two runs and punched out 10 batters in seven innings and took a no-decision in Wednesday’s loss to the Nationals. He ran off six scoreless innings before allowing a solo home run to Daniel Murphy in the seventh. He went back out for the eighth and walked the leadoff batter before being relieved. That runner would come around to score against the bullpen but was charged to Nelson. This was the fifth time this year that Nelson has recorded double-figure strikeouts in a ballgame. He is 8-5 with a 3.38 ERA after 21 starts. He has 142 strikeouts against only 31 walks in 127 2/3 innings.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Cardinals have won five of Martinez’s last six starts against the Brewers, are 5-1 in his last six road outings versus Milwaukee, and the Cardinals are 39-15 in their last 54 games at Miller Park. On the other side, the Brewers have dropped seven of Nelson’s last 10 starts against the Cardinals and have dropped four of their last five games overall.
TUESDAY MLB PREDICTION: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS +100