Brewers-Cardinals Vegas Betting Odds

The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Busch Stadium. Ace righthander Ben Sheets will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Sheets is 10-3 this season with a 2.88 ERA. Sheets's opponent in this one will be Todd Wellemeyer. The Cardinals righthander has a 4.22 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. C.C. Sabathia tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout on Wednesday, as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals 3-0. The Brewers won that game as -140 favorites, while the three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8). Ryan Braun went 4-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the Brewers. Sabathia had seven strikeouts in picking up his fourth win in a row. Braden Looper allowed one run off seven hits over five innings in suffering the loss on the for the Cardinals, who were +125 underdogs. Current streak: Milwaukee has won 7 straight games. St. Louis has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 58-43 SU St. Louis: 57-46 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 9-1 After a win are 7-3 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee Next up: Milwaukee home to Houston, Friday, July 25 St. Louis at NY Mets, Friday, July 25