MLB Handicapping: Brewers vs Cardinals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Busch Stadium. Lefthander Chris Narveson will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Narveson is 3-3 this season with a 5.45 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Adam Ottavino who starts for the Cardinals. Righthander Ottavino is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adam Wainwright pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout on Friday, as the Cardinals defeated the Brewers 8-0. The Cardinals won that game as -230 favorites, and the eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Colby Rasmus belted a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals, and Wainwright improved to 8-3 with the victory. Randy Wolf allowed six hits and five runs over his 6 2-3 innings for the Brewers. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 22-33 SU St. Louis: 32-23 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Milwaukee is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home St. Louis is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Milwaukee Next up: St. Louis home to Milwaukee, Sunday, June 6 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.