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The Milwaukee Brewers have MLB's best record at 90-58, but they still have some progress before clinching an NL Central title. They're up 5.5 games over the Chicago Cubs, and hope to shrink their magic number when they face the St. Louis Cardinals at home on Saturday, Sept. 13, with first pitch set for 8:15 p.m. ET on FOX.

Those interested in MLB betting at the top sportsbooks can get the latest Cardinals vs. Brewers odds, predictions and player props from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team, which simulates every game 10,000 times.

It's a battle of power arms here, with rookie Jacob Misiorowski (5-2, 4.09 ERA) getting the nod for the Brewers while the Cardinals are sending out Sonny Gray (13-8, 4.45 ERA). Gray leads St. Louis' starting rotation with 9.8 K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings), while Misiorowski is tops among Milwaukee SPs with 12.6 K/9.

Despite these strikeout artists facing off, their strikeout props may be a little lower than expected at FanDuel Sportsbook. Misiorowski's is at 6.5 (Over -104, Under -128), while Gray's is listed at 5.5 (Over +100, Under -132). The SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model has graded Gray's Over at 4.5 stars (out of 5), thanks to a projection of 6.3 strikeouts for this contest. 

Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has the shortest odds to leave the yard on Saturday night at +400, followed by Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio at +420. Andrew Vaughn and Lars Nootbaar are tied for the third-lowest odds at +440, followed by Christian Yelich and Alec Burleson at +480 each.

Here are the Inside the Lines team's picks for Cardinals vs. Brewers on Saturday:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS | 9/13 | 8:15 PM ET

Money line
Pick: Brewers -164
Milwaukee wins in 68% of simulations, bringing value at these odds

Run line
Pick: Brewers -1.5 (+133)
Milwaukee covers in 43% of simulations

Over/Under
Pick: Over 7.5 (-119)
The Over hits in 55.1% of simulations

Projected score: Brewers 4.7, Cardinals 3.6