Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 8, 2026

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The Milwaukee Brewers (58-33) will try to keep a three-game win streak going when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals (47-43) on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Brewers are favored (-142) over the Cardinals (+117). Milwaukee’s Kyle Harrison starts against St. Louis’ Michael McGreevy.

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Brewers to win vs Cardinals -142

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Brewers vs. Cardinals betting lines

  • Favorite: Brewers (-142)
  • Underdog: Cardinals (+117)
  • Over/under: 8

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • The Brewers have won 43 of the 64 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (67.2%).
  • Milwaukee has a 23-14 record (winning 62.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -142 or shorter.
  • The Brewers have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.7% in this contest.
  • In the 91 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Milwaukee, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-49-3).
  • The Brewers have a 50-41-0 record ATS this season.

Brewers hitting info

  • Brice Turang has racked up a team-high 54 runs batted in.
  • In MLB action, Turang ranks 81st in home runs and 30th in RBI.
  • William Contreras is hitting .288 to lead his team.
  • Contreras currently ranks 122nd in homers and 36th in RBI in the majors.
  • Jake Bauers leads the Brewers with 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
  • Jackson Chourio is batting .286 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 20 walks.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Brewers pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
  • Milwaukee has the top team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.30).
  • The Brewers have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.165).
  • The Brewers surrender the second-fewest home runs in baseball (87 total, one per game).
  • In its 10-2 win last time out, Milwaukee struck out five Cardinals batters while allowing four hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

  • This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 65 times and won 32, or 49.2%, of those games.
  • This season, St. Louis has won 13 of its 27 games, or 48.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least +117 on the moneyline.
  • The Cardinals have a 46.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 36 of 90 chances this season.
  • The Cardinals are 53-37-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

  • Jordan Walker leads St. Louis in batting average (.292), home runs (21) and runs batted in (69) this season.
  • Walker ranks 10th in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Alec Burleson is batting .275 with an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .462 this season.
  • Among all major league batters, Burleson ranks 50th in homers and eighth in RBI.
  • Ivan Herrera has 83 hits this season and a slash line of .254/.390/.404.
  • JJ Wetherholt has 89 hits and an OBP of .358 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

  • The Cardinals strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
  • St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Cardinals rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.341 WHIP this season.
  • The Cardinals have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 91 home runs allowed.
  • St. Louis suffered a 10-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Brewers batters while allowing 10 hits.
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