Brewers-Cardinals Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Brewers will give the ball to starter Braden Looper in this one. Righthander Looper is 3-2 this season with a 4.70 ERA. The Cardinals will counter Looper with Joel Pineiro. Righthander Pineiro has a 4.17 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Brewers defeated St. Louis 8-2 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Prince Fielder launched a three-run home run for Milwaukee and Manny Parra picked up the win after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. Albert Pujols was 2-3 with a run scored for St. Louis and Todd Wellemeyer gave up four runs on three hits in 5 2-3 innings. Current streak: Milwaukee has won 5 straight games. St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 23-14 SU St. Louis: 21-16 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Milwaukee are 1-9 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home Next up: Milwaukee at Houston, Tuesday, May 19 St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, May 19