Brewers-Cardinals Betting Preview - August 17
You can bet Friday's Brewers-Cardinals game online with St. Louis -124 and Milwaukee +114. The total was 8 after opening at -8.5 and dipping to -7.5.
Pitching Matchup
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Freddy Peralta (5-3, 4.47 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Jack Flaherty (6-6, 3.22)
Peralta has given up seven runs in two of his last four starts and did so in just three innings in an ugly outing at Atlanta last Friday. He has a 5.17 ERA on the road.
Flaherty is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in August while limiting two opponents to six hits in 13 innings. He struck out 13 batters - tying a career high - while allowing only a solo homer in seven frames in a no-decision versus the Brewers on June 22.
Hot Trends
Six of the last ten meetings have resulted in 8 or fewer runs.
Milwaukee is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in St. Louis
Our Record So Far
Current 2018 MLB Record: 37-31 (54.4%)
2018 NBA Record: 12-4-1 (75%)
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
