Brewers vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, May 16

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  • The Cardinals are -185 favorites vs the Brewers
  • Brewers starting pitcher: Wade Miley
  • Cardinals starting pitcher: Jordan Montgomery
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The Milwaukee Brewers (+150) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-185) on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 7:45pm EDT in St. Louis.

The Cardinals are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (+110).

The Brewers vs Cardinals Over/Under is 8.5 total runs for the game.

This season, the Brewers are 23-18 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 19-23 ATS.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Brewers+1.5 -135O 8.5 -115+150
Cardinals -1.5 +110U 8.5 -105-185

Brewers vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cardinals will win Tuesday‘s MLB matchup with 51.9% confidence.

This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Brewers and Cardinals and up-to-date player injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Brewers players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Brewers Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Rowdy Tellez has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 24 games (+13.20 Units / 32% ROI)
  • Joey Wiemer has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 22 of his last 32 games (+11.60 Units / 26% ROI)
  • Rowdy Tellez has hit the Total Bases Over in 24 of his last 32 games (+11.25 Units / 22% ROI)
  • Willy Adames has hit the Hits Under in 18 of his last 32 games (+10.95 Units / 30% ROI)
  • Willy Adames has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 21 of his last 30 games (+10.40 Units / 29% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Lars Nootbaar has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 10 of his last 11 games (+9.40 Units / 69% ROI)
  • Nolan Arenado has hit the RBIs Over in 8 of his last 9 games (+9.30 Units / 103% ROI)
  • Dylan Carlson has hit the Runs Over in 9 of his last 13 games at home (+8.55 Units / 63% ROI)
  • Nolan Arenado has hit the Runs Over in 9 of his last 11 games (+8.40 Units / 74% ROI)
  • Paul Goldschmidt has hit the Hits Over in 14 of his last 19 games (+7.95 Units / 22% ROI)

Cardinals vs Brewers Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Nolan Arenado 0.5 +300 0.5 -500
Juan Yepez 0.5 +550 0.5 -1400
Darin Ruf 0.5 +550 0.5 -1200
Andrew Knizner 0.5 +825 0.5 -5000
Tommy Edman 0.5 +700 0.5 -2500

Cardinals vs Brewers Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Juan Yepez 0.5 -190 0.5 +145
Darin Ruf 0.5 -140 0.5 +110
Andrew Knizner 0.5 -155 0.5 +120
Tommy Edman 1.5 +180 1.5 -250
Willson Contreras 0.5 -275 0.5 +200

Cardinals vs Brewers RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Nolan Arenado 0.5 +115 0.5 -150
Juan Yepez 0.5 +170 0.5 -225
Darin Ruf 0.5 +230 0.5 -350
Andrew Knizner 0.5 +220 0.5 -300
Tommy Edman 0.5 +200 0.5 -275

Cardinals vs Brewers Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Wade Miley 3.5 +120 3.5 -155
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 19 games (+6.20 Units / 28% ROI)
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Moneyline in 23 of their last 40 games (+4.05 Units / 8% ROI)
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 6 of their last 8 away games (+3.45 Units / 32% ROI)
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Game Total Over in 4 of their last 5 away games (+2.90 Units / 54% ROI)
  • The Milwaukee Brewers have covered the Run Line in 4 of their last 8 games (+0.10 Units / 1% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Over in 10 of their last 11 games at home (+8.80 Units / 72% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the Run Line in 7 of their last 8 games (+6.40 Units / 53% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in their last 6 games at home (+6.00 Units / 81% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 7 of their last 8 games (+6.00 Units / 64% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Over in 9 of their last 12 games (+5.35 Units / 37% ROI)

Brewers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Brewers have gone 19-22 against the Run Line (-2.75 Units / -5.62% ROI).

  • 23-18 when betting on the Moneyline for +2.65 Units / 4.91% ROI
  • 19-21 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.85 Units / -10.58% ROI
  • 21-19 when betting on the total runs Under for +0.1 Units / 0.23% ROI

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Cardinals have gone 19-23 against the Run Line (-6.8 Units / -12.57% ROI).

  • 17-25 when betting on the Moneyline for -15.75 Units / -28.13% ROI
  • 21-19 when betting on the total runs Over for -0.1 Units / -0.22% ROI
  • 19-21 when betting on the total runs Under for -4.1 Units / -8.89% ROI

Wade Miley has struck out just 12% (14/121) of right-handed batters he faced this season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — second Percentile.

Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of just 13% (27/203) against Wade Miley this season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — second Percentile.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 16% (44/279) against Wade Miley this season — 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — third Percentile.

Right-handed hitters have a line drive rate of just 13% (13/99) against Wade Miley this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23% — 100th Percentile.

Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

75% of Jordan Montgomery’s called strikeouts are inside this season — tied for 6th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 32% — 94th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 50% (16/32) against Jordan Montgomery on elevated fastballs this season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 31% — 96th Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .278 (22-for-79) against Jordan Montgomery’s non-fastballs this season — tied for 9th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .221 — 11th Percentile.

50% of Jordan Montgomery’s fastball strikeouts are located inside this season — tied for 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 29% — 96th Percentile.

Brewers Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Brewers are 9-7 (.562) when underdogs this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .418.

The Brewers are 19-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .951.

The Brewers are 21-12 (.636) when tied entering the 7th inning since last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Brewers are just 0-18 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .049.

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Brewers

The Cardinals are just 12-3 (.800) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .951.

The Cardinals are just 12-3 (.800) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .894.

The Cardinals are 20-5 (.800) when tied entering the 8th inning since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Cardinals are just 7-13 (.350) at home this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .521.

Brewers hitters have 115 strikeouts in 371 PA’s (31%) against LHP this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 22%.

The Brewers are batting just .220 against LHP since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .247.

The Brewers are batting just .227 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .264.

Brewers hitters are averaging 4.03 pitches per plate appearance against RHP since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.89.

The Cardinals are just 12-3 (.800) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .951.

Cardinals hitters have an OBP of .324 (6,050 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .312.

Cardinals hitters have an OPS of .958 (248 PA’s) over the past seven days (6 games) — best in MLB; League Avg: .733.

The Cardinals have a winning percentage of just 31% this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Brewers pitchers since last season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 32% against Brewers pitchers over the past seven days (6 games) — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 44%.

Brewers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 30% in close and late situations since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Brewers pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 21% this season — tied for 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 17% with runners in scoring position since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 21%.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 47% against Cardinals pitchers in 2022 — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Cardinals vs. Brewers Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Dylan Carlson (Cardinals): Ankle, Day-to-Day
  • Patrick Naughton (Cardinals): Forearm, D15
  • Wilking Rodríguez (Cardinals): Shoulder, D60
  • Jacob Woodford (Cardinals): Shoulder, D15
  • Tyler O’Neill (Cardinals): Back, D10
  • Louis Voit (Brewers): Neck, D10
  • Luis Urías (Brewers): Hamstring, D60
  • Christian Yelich (Brewers): Back, Day-to-Day
  • Matthew Bush (Brewers): Shoulder, D15
  • Garrett Mitchell (Brewers): Shoulder, D60
  • Justin Wilson (Brewers): Elbow, D60
  • Aaron Ashby (Brewers): Labrum, D60
  • Jason Alexander (Brewers): Shoulder, D60
  • Brandon Woodruff (Brewers): Shoulder, D60

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