Last Updated on April 4, 2018 7:28 pm by Anthony Rome
Cardinals vs. Brewers Prediction
Will the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers combine for enough runs tonight to push the combined score over the total at 7:40 p.m. ET?
Game Snapshot
(907) St. Louis Cardinals at (908) Milwaukee Brewers
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
TV: FS1, 7:40 p.m. ET
Likely Pitching Matchup: Carlos Martinez vs. Jhoulys Chacin
CURRENT ODDS
According to oddsmakers from online sports book YouWager, the Cardinals are -116 money line favorites to beat the Brewers, who have +106 money line odds to pull off the upset tonight. The total sits at 9 runs.
LINE MOVEMENT
The Cardinals opened as -120 money line road favorites but the line dropped to -116, while the Brewers’ line moved from +100 to the current line of +106. The total, meanwhile, has not shifted since opening at 9.
PUBLIC BETTING INFORMATION
As of this writing, 60% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Cardinals to beat the Brewers on the money line. Meanwhile, 77% of the betting tickets are on the over.
OUR PREDICTION
I don’t trust Martinez right now. He has Cy Young stuff but he had a brutal spring and a rough opening day, surrendering five runs (Four earned) on four hits and six walks over 4 1/3 innings against the Mets. That’s a bad sign for tonight, as the Brewers have faced Martinez at home three times last year and they won each game by an average of 5.3 runs per game. So, I like Milwaukee tonight, but I like the over better. Here’s why: In five career starts against the Cardinals, Chacin is 0-5 and has a 5.46 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. The over is 3-1-1 in Martinez’s last five road starts against the Brewers, is 6-1 in his last seven road starts, and is 5-1 in his last six outings coming off five days of rest.
TUESDAY MLB PREDICTION: CARDINALS/BREWERS OVER 9