Brewers vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 4

The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals square off in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Busch Stadium, at 7:45 p.m. ET. Chad Patrick (2-1, 2.57 ERA) gets the start for the Brewers, who are 18-15 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Kyle Leahy (3-3, 5.52 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 20-14 and third in the NL Central.

With moneyline odds of -118 for the Brewers versus -101 for the Cardinals, this game should be a close one. The total for the Brewers-Cardinals game is set at 8.5.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Monday, May 4, 2026
• Game time: 7:45 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium
• Favorite: Brewers (-118)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-101)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Brewers vs. Cardinals

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1, CARD and BREW
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Brewers vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Brewers have won 61.9% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (13-8).
• St. Louis has been pegged as an underdog in 31 games this year and has walked away with the win 18 times (58.1%) in those games.
• Milwaukee has a record of 11-8 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a mark of 16-12 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -101 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Brewers have a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 50.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Brewers vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Brewers have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 17 times this season for a 17-16-0 record against the over/under.
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of its 34 games with a total.
• The Brewers are 20-13-0 ATS this season.
• The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 21-13-0 in 34 games with a line this season.