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Brewers vs. Cardinals Betting Overview

 On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers will host the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The Brewers and Cardinals are the top two teams in the National League Central, with Milwaukee holding a 2.5 game lead on the Cardinals. Milwaukee has won six straight games, including sweeps over the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. The Cardinals just finished a seven game home stand with Houston and Chicago, winning just four of seven games. Milwaukee is the best team in all of baseball at home, with a 39-14 record on the season. The Cardinals are 28-27 on the road.

Milwaukee Brewers News and Betting Tips for Monday, August 01, 2011

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten a combination of timely hitting and great pitching in the recent weeks. The Brewers are their season high 11 games above .500, and 2.5 games ahead in first place. Milwaukee has seen Ryan Braun put up numbers that will get him consideration in the MVP voting at the end of the season. Braun is batting .322, while Prince Fielder is providing the power; with 24 homeruns and 76 runs batted in. The Brewers staff ace Zack Greinke will make his way to the mound in this game. The former Kansas City Royals pitcher is 8-4 on the season, with a 4.50 earned run average. Greinke picked up a win in his last outing, pitching 6.2 innings against the Chicago Cubs.

St. Louis Cardinals News and Betting Tips for Monday, August 01, 2011

 The Cardinals were busy at the trade deadline, picking up Edwin Jackson, Corey Patterson, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Furcal and Marc Zrepchenski. St. Louis traded their center fielder Colby Rasmus in the trades. The Cardinals are led offensively by the threesome of Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday. Pujols has returned to the lineup after his elbow injury, and bumped his average to a season best .283. Lance Berkman leads the team with 28 homeruns and 72 runs batted in. St. Louis will send their staff ace to the mound in this game as well. Chris Carpenter is 6-7 on the season, with an earned run average of 3.68. Carpenter has not lost a start since June 17th at home against the Kansas City Royals.

Our Cardinals vs. Brewers Pick and Predictions

The Cardinals and Brewers have 12 games against each other the rest of the way out. So, while this is a big series for both teams, it is not the end all say all in the NL Central. Milwaukee would love to stay hot at home and put some breathing room between them and the Cardinals. St. Louis needs to get back in the win column after falling to the Cubs on Sunday. The Cardinals Chris Carpenter has been very good as of late, and we expect him to be good again on Monday. Look for the Cardinals offense to get to Greinke in the middle innings, and the Cardinals will come away with the win. We are betting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.

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