Cardinals Vs Brewers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 26, 2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (24-19) host the Milwaukee Brewers (28-16) on Thursday to begin a four-game series, with the first pitch at 7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals enter the matchup after a series split with the Blue Jays, and the Brewers are coming off a series win over the Padres. Adam Wainwright gets the starting nod for St. Louis (-122 to win), and Eric Lauer is Milwaukee’s (+104) pick to start.

The betting insights in what follows are based off odds valid as of May 26, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET.

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Cardinals vs Brewers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Probable Starter Adam Wainwright

• The Cardinals will send Wainwright (5-3) to make his ninth start of the season. He is 5-3 with a 2.87 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched.
• In his last time out on Friday, the righty went 7 2/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• The 40-year-old has a 2.87 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season.
• Wainwright is trying to record his fifth straight quality start in this game.
• He will take the mound against a Brewers offense that ranks 19th in MLB with 339 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .404 (seventh in MLB) with 57 total home runs (fourth in MLB).
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 40-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (2.87), 35th in WHIP (1.191), and 47th in K/9 (6.9).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 26, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Stats vs Wainwright

Brewers Probable Starter Eric Lauer

• The Brewers will hand the ball to Lauer (4-1) for his eighth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings without allowing a run on five hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
• The 26-year-old has pitched to a 2.16 ERA this season with 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.7 walks per nine across seven games.
• He has started seven games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in five of them.
• The Cardinals are batting .254 this season, third in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .399 (11th in the league) with 41 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 26, 2022 at 7:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Lauer

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have won 63.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (14-8).
• St. Louis has a 12-6 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -122 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 55%.
• St. Louis has combined with opponents to go over the total 22 times this season for a 22-19-2 record against the over/under.
• The Cardinals have covered 55.8% of their games this season, going 24-19-0 ATS.

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers have entered the game as underdogs six times this season and won three of those games.
• Milwaukee has entered five games this season as the underdog by +104 or more and is 3-2 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 49%.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 19 of their 44 opportunities.
• In 44 games with a spread this season, the Brewers are 20-24-0 ATS.

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Paul Goldschmidt has racked up an on-base percentage of .411, a slugging percentage of .575, and has 55 hits, all club-bests for the Cardinals. He’s hitting .344 with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• Goldschmidt ranks fifth in batting average, fifth in on base percentage, and 10th in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Goldschmidt has hit safely in 16 straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .465 with eight doubles, four home runs, two walks and 17 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 13 doubles, nine home runs and 16 walks while hitting .288.
• Arenado’s batting average ranks 29th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 40th, and he is 13th in the league in slugging.
• Tommy Edman is batting .278 with seven doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader is hitting .246 with five doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
• Bader has safely hit in six games in a row. During his last eight outings he is hitting .286 with a double, a home run and five RBI.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)

Brewers Players to Watch

• Rowdy Tellez leads Milwaukee with 35 hits, batting .246 this season with 20 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters in MLB, Tellez’s batting average ranks 82nd, his on-base percentage ranks 91st, and he is 15th in slugging percentatge.
• Christian Yelich is slashing .238/.326/.400 this season and leads the Brewers with an OPS of .726.
• Among all qualified hitters, Yelich’s batting average places him 100th, his on-base percentage ranks 74th, and he is 89th in slugging.
• Kolten Wong has 32 hits this season and has a slash line of .222/.307/.368.
• Andrew McCutchen has been key for Milwaukee with 31 hits, an OBP of .309 plus a slugging percentage of .374.

Brewers Batting Stats (2022)

Cardinals vs Brewers Player Props

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