Cardinals vs. Brewers Prediction: St. Louis Goes for 10 Straight as NL Wild Card Race Heats Up

The St. Louis Cardinals all of a sudden have a three game lead for the final wild card spot in the National League. A win in the opening game of a four-game series against the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers was huge, and if they can all but lock up the playoff spot if they can manage to sweep the series.

A 'wood-on-wood' battle is set for the second game of the series as Jake Woodford of the Cardinals gets the start against Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers.

Milwaukee has had the slight series advantage this series, going 7-6 against the Cardinals through the first 13 meetings between the two teams.

The Brewers are set as sizable -220 (bet $220 to profit $100) favorites in tonight’s game, and the Cardinals are coming in as +175 (bet $100 to profit $175) underdogs. The total for the game is set at 7.5 runs.

Cardinals vs. Brewers Prediction and Pick

I think this is a fantastic spot to take a shot on a big MLB underdog, I’m going to bet on the Cardinals at +175 tonight.

The odds are heavily leaned towards the Brewers largely due to Brandon Woodruff, who has been one of the top pitchers in MLB this season with a 2.55 earned run average. Despite the strong ERA, Woodruff only has a 9-9 record this season.

The Cardinals have also had the much stronger offense in recent history. They rank 7th in the Majors in OPS (.768) dating back to August 1st, while the Brewers rank 15th (.743) during that stretch. The Cardinals also rank fifth in batting average (.260) since August 1st compared to the Brewers who rank 12th at (.249).

If you’re looking for value on an underdog, the Cardinals present some at +175 against their divisional opponent tonight.

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