The St. Louis Cardinals (36-33) bring a five-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers (37-33) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Brewers are favored (-154) to hand the underdog Cardinals (+129) another loss. Milwaukee has Freddy Peralta starting, while St. Louis counters with Erick Fedde.

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Brewers vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-154)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+129)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have been the moneyline favorite 34 total times this season. They’ve gone 23-11 in those games.
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -154 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 5-2 record (winning 71.4% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 60.6%.
• Milwaukee has played in 70 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 26 times (26-40-4).
• The Brewers have covered 52.9% of their games this season, going 37-33-0 against the spread.

Brewers hitting info

• Jackson Chourio has collected a team-best 41 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Chourio’s home run total ranks 35th and his RBI tally ranks 25th.
• Chourio brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a triple, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Sal Frelick is hitting .292 to lead his team.
• Frelick ranks 197th in homers and 152nd in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Frelick enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Brice Turang is hitting .265 with eight doubles, four home runs and 33 walks.
• Turang takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .188 with four walks and an RBI.
• Christian Yelich’s 13 home runs and 41 RBI both pace his team.
• Yelich heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with four walks.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Milwaukee has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.81).
• Pitchers for the Brewers combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.306).
• The Brewers allow the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (73 total, one per game).
• Milwaukee knocked off the Cardinals 6-0 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 38 times and won 21, or 55.3%, of those games.
• St. Louis has a record of 5-8 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +129 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 43.7%.
• Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 37 of 69 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 37-32-0 against the spread in their 69 chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis with a .310 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 26 RBI.
• Donovan is 197th in home runs and 119th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Nolan Arenado is slugging .391 this season, with a team-best eight homers while driving in 35 runs.
• Arenado currently is 90th in home runs and 57th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Arenado enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a home run and three RBIs.
• Lars Nootbaar’s eight home runs lead all St. Louis hitters, and he’s slugging .368.
• Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (43) this season while batting .257.
• Contreras brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 3.98 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.284 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 57 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, St. Louis fell to the Brewers 6-0. Its pitchers compiled four strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.