The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers meet in a key National League Central Division matchup on Monday afternoon. Milwaukee had a five-game winning streak snapped on Sunday with a 4-3 loss at Cincinnati, while St. Louis has won three of its last four series and cruised to a 14-7 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday.

First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET from American Family Field in Milwaukee. The Brewers are the -170 money-line favorites (risk $170 to win $100) in the latest Cardinals vs. Brewers odds, while the Cardinals are +142 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 8 in the latest MLB odds via SportsLine consensus. 

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The model knows rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio has been on a tear the second half of the season. He was batting .209 on June 7, but has since raised his average to .276. In 123 games, he has 22 doubles, two triples, 17 homers, 63 RBI and 66 runs scored. The 20-year-old has hits in nine of his last 10 games, including six in a row. In Saturday's 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, he was 3-for-4 with a double, homer and two runs scored.

The model also knows shortstop Masyn Winn is among the top Cardinals' hitters this season. He was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Yankees. He has hits in seven of the past 10 games, including five multi-hit performances. In a 7-4 loss to the Padres on Aug. 26, he was 3-for-4 with a double, walk and two runs scored. In 128 games this season, he is hitting .283 with 25 doubles, four triples, 12 homers, 49 RBI and 68 runs scored.

The model has simulated Cardinals vs. Brewers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value!

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