Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 20

Updated Sep. 20, 2023 7:00 p.m. ET

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Willson Contreras hit the field in the third game of a four-game series against Carlos Santana and the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. The favored Brewers have -123 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Cardinals, who are listed at +104. Milwaukee (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The game's over/under has been listed at 8.5 runs.

The scheduled starters are Adrian Houser (6-4) for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Zack Thompson (5-6) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Check out everything you need to know 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: Wednesday, September 20, 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	-123	+104	8.5	-109	-111	-1.5	+138	-166

Brewers vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Brewers 5, Cardinals 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Brewers 53%, Cardinals 47%

Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

The Brewers have entered the game as favorites 78 times this season and won 46, or 59%, of those games.
Milwaukee has entered 62 games this season favored by -123 or more and is 37-25 in those contests.
The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 55.2% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
The Cardinals have been underdogs in 74 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (43.2%) in those contests.
St. Louis has a win-loss record of 25-29 when favored by +104 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 49% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

The Brewers went 5-3 across the eight games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Brewers and their opponents combined to hit the over three times.
The Brewers' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	8
ERA	1.82
K/9	8.7

Brewers Player Insights

Christian Yelich is hitting .272 with 31 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 72 walks.
In all of the majors, Yelich ranks 111th in home runs and 72nd in RBI.
Santana is hitting .233 with 30 doubles, 21 home runs and 62 walks.
Santana ranks 68th in home runs and 55th in RBI in the bigs.
William Contreras leads the Brewers with a .283 batting average.
William Contreras has at least one base hit in seven straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .297 with a double, two home runs, seven walks and five RBI.
Willy Adames' 24 home runs and 78 RBI are both team-highs.
Adames brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .222 with three doubles, four walks and two RBI.

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

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

In nine games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Cardinals have a record of 4-5.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
Over their last 10 games, the Cardinals are 5-5-0 against the spread.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.1
HR	9
ERA	4.70
K/9	7.3

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with 93 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .269.
Among all hitters in the majors, Arenado is 33rd in homers and 19th in RBI.
Paul Goldschmidt has a club-best .269 batting average.
Goldschmidt ranks 40th overall in home runs and 49th in RBI this year.
Willson Contreras is batting .265 with 27 doubles, 20 home runs and 50 walks.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .265 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 67 walks.