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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers meet at American Family Field.
Right hander Dakota Hudson will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Hudson is 5-3 this season with a 3.31 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Jason Alexander who starts for the Brewers. Right hander Alexander is 1-0 with a 2.42 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Brewers as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, Milwaukee was a 5-4 loser on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on St. Louis at 100 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
The Cardinals were a 5-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at 100 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for PUSH bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 40-31 SU
St. Louis is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee:
Team record: 39-32 SU
Milwaukee is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Chicago Friday, June 24
Milwaukee home to Toronto Friday, June 24