Baseball Betting Predictions: Brewers vs. Cardinals Odds & Picks: May 18th 2009

Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals u9.0 (105)
Mon May 18th 2009 8:15p - Baseball Odds
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Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals and Braden Looper of the Milwaukee Brewers are both coming off of back-to-back bad outings, but we look for both to return to their normal forms tonight, keeping this game Under.

Looper in particular should pitch well as he pitched for the Cardinals last season, and is thus very familiar with the strength and weaknesses of the St. Louis batters, giving him a bigger edge than usual for a pitcher facing a team for the first time. He had been in fine form prior to his last two clunkers, posting four Quality Starts in his first five outings this year, and we see no reason why he cannot regain that form here.

The year Lohse is having has virtually mirrored that of Looper. Lohse began the season by allowing two earned runs or less in four of his first five starts, including two scoreless outings, before suddenly getting roughed up by the Phillies and Reds in his last two starts. He has allowed three earned runs or less in five of his last six starts vs. Milwaukee, so this seems like a nice spot to get back on track.

Finally, the Cardinals are hitting just .227 as a team while averaging a paltry 3.40 runs over their last 10 games, so as long as Lohse continues his past success vs. the Brewers, this Under should be in good shape.

MLB Free Pick: Brewers, Cardinals Under 9 (+105)