Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers meet at Miller Park.

The Cardinals will trot Jake Westbrook out to the mound in this one. Righthander Westbrook has a 7-10 record and a 4.51 ERA this season.

Westbrook’s opponent in this one will be Yovani Gallardo. The Brewers ace righthander has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 11-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Cardinals defeated Cincinnati 4-2 as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Matt Holliday delivered a three-run home run for St. Louis and Chris Carpenter allowed two runs on six hits with 11 strikeouts over 7 1-3 innings.

The Brewers defeated Philadelphia 6-2 as a +135 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Prince Fielder hit a three-run home run for Milwaukee and Ryan Braun was 3-5 with two runs scored.

Team records:
St. Louis: 71-63 SU
Milwaukee: 63-73 SU

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 7 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee’s last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee’s last 11 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis

Next up:
Milwaukee home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 7

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