Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-150) St. Louis (+125)

The Milwaukee Brewers (58-33) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Thursday where they will play the St. Louis Cardinals (47-43). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -150 while St. Louis is priced at +125. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Logan Henderson and Andre Pallante.

The Brewers have compiled 163 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 742 times, while drawing a walk on 377 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 5.1 runs per outing, which is 4th in MLB. They have 441 runs batted in as well as 789 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .255. They are sitting with 467 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.21 so far this season (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 889 hitters. Brewers pitchers have given up 87 home runs in addition to 330 runs (1st in the league). They have walked 299 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.54 as a unit for the season. Milwaukee has allowed 653 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 292 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 74 times and also have had 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 44 holds this season (18th in MLB). The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.2% and have come into the game in 89 save situations. They have 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners so far this season with 35.8% of those runners crossing home plate. The Brewers have sent 273 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 2,448 putouts thus far, as well as 696 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,305 innings, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Henderson has taken the ball for 48 frames and has accounted for 63 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 2.25 (12 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.019. He has conceded 35 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 14 free passes. Henderson (5-1 record in his career) holds a FIP of 2.21 while facing 189 opposing hitters in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a batting average of .245 for the season. They have struck out on 695 occasions (27th in the league) and have accounted for 741 base knocks. St. Louis has hit 102 home runs so far this season as well as 399 RBIs. The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .393 and they earn 4.57 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have recorded 124 two-baggers, while getting a free base 292 times as well as putting up 411 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.341 with a FIP of 4.21 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (674 strikeouts vs 304 walks). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 773. They have given up 91 homers and they allow 4.57 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 408 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.19 (374 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.0% out of 150 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 104 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 62 holds and also 15 blown saves. They rank 16th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 306 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 844 assists, 45 errors and have a total of 2,411 putouts this season. Out of their 7,233 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Pallante has allowed 561 base hits while tallying 391 K's in 555 innings. He has allowed 259 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and he has gone up against 2,381 batters in his pro baseball career. Pallante (34-34 career win-loss mark) has a 4.20 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+125)

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