The Milwaukee Brewers will be facing off against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The game gets underway 4:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will televise this NL matchup.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
Milwaukee (+100) is entering this game as the underdog to San Francisco (-110) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 8.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Gamblers can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at -210 for the Brewers +1.5 runs and +175 for the Giants -1.5.
The Giants are 52-54 straight up (SU) and 58-47 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 4.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.2 units (ATS). The Brewers are 61-46 SU and have gone 55-51 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 11.8 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 1.1 units ATS.
Giants games have an over/under record of 48-54-3 in 2018. Brewers games have gone under 56 times, gone over 47 times and pushed on three occasions.
Junior Guerra will get the nod for the visiting Brewers. The right-handed Guerra is 6-6 with a 3.13 ERA and 100 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 1.80 ERA and two strikeouts across five innings).
The Giants will put the ball in the left hand of Andrew Suarez (3-6, 3.99 ERA), who has 83 strikeouts and 23 walks this season as well as a 1.26 WHIP. Suarez did not accrue any MLB pitching stats last season.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 4.21 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.63 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, including 3.1 per game over its last 10 games and 2.6 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .224/.273/.333 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and outfielder Andrew McCutchen have led the Giants’ offense this year. Crawford is hitting .283/.353/.444 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored, and McCutchen’s line is .253/.347/.405 with 10 homers, 43 RBIs, 51 runs and nine steals.
In the visiting dugout, Milwaukee’s pitching staff allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starters own a 3.81 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 7.72 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.30, along with a K-per-9 of 10.19.
Brewers hitters have slashed .246/.318/.408 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game this year, including 4.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Milwaukee’s offense has been powered by outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain, who collectively have swatted 23 home runs. Yelich is slashing .318/.384/.527 with 15 home runs, 57 RBIs, 69 runs and 13 stolen bases. Cain (.300/.397/.421) has produced eight homers, 28 RBIs, 53 runs and 19 stolen bases.
The Brewers have gained 0.9 units and are 11-13 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 13 of those games, compared to 11 that’ve gone under against lefties. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 6.2 units and are 37-26 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 25 of those games, as opposed to 35 which went under the total.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has cashed in four of Milwaukee’s last seven games.
The Brewers have won five of their last six games SU while the Giants have lost six of their last seven.
San Francisco has posted 18.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.4 over its last five.
The Brewers have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
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