Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 18

Updated Sep. 18, 2023 10:01 p.m. ET

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Carlos Santana and the Milwaukee Brewers will hit the field at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals and Nolan Arenado on Monday. The Brewers are favored in this one, at -180, while the underdog Cardinals have +151 odds to play spoiler. Milwaukee is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -113 odds). The over/under for the matchup has been set at 8.5 runs.

The scheduled starters are Freddy Peralta (12-8) for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Adam Wainwright (4-11) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Brewers-Cardinals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

When: Monday, September 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM ET
Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: BSMW

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Brewers	-180	+151	8.5	-114	-106	-1.5	-113	-108

Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Brewers 7, Cardinals 6
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Brewers 51%, Cardinals 49%

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

This season, the Brewers have been favored 76 times and won 45, or 59.2%, of those games.
Milwaukee has a record of 8-9 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -180 on the moneyline.
The Brewers have a 64.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 72 games this year and have walked away with the win 31 times (43.1%) in those games.
This year, St. Louis has won five of 10 games when listed as at least +151 or worse on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 39.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

The Brewers played as the moneyline favorite for six of their last 10 games, and they finished 4-2 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Brewers combined with their opponents to go over the run total four times.
The Brewers have an 8-2-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5.4
HR	9
ERA	1.70
K/9	9

Brewers Player Insights

Christian Yelich is batting .272 with 31 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 72 walks.
Among all MLB hitters, Yelich is 40th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage, and 75th in slugging.
Carlos Santana has 29 doubles, 21 home runs and 62 walks while batting .235.
Santana ranks 68th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
William Contreras has racked up a team-high batting average of .283.
Contreras is on a five-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
Willy Adames has shown his power as he leads his team with 24 home runs and 77 RBI.

Learn more about this Brewers vs. Cardinals matchup on Fox Sports.

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

The Cardinals have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 4-5 in those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
The Cardinals have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	4.1
HR	8
ERA	5.28
K/9	7.2

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with 92 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .273.
In all of the big leagues, Arenado is 31st in homers and 20th in RBI.
Paul Goldschmidt has a club-best .273 batting average.
Goldschmidt is 37th in homers and 47th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Lars Nootbaar is hitting .266 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 66 walks.
Willson Contreras has 27 doubles, 19 home runs and 50 walks while hitting .265.