The Milwaukee Brewers (17-19) and Cleveland Indians (23-14) open a three-game weekend series with a 7:10 p.m. ET contest Friday night at Progressive Field. Below, we analyze the Brewers-Indians MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Brewers at Indians: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Corbin Burnes vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco
Burnes owns a 2.78 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP over four starts and a trio of relief appearances. The 25-year-old fire-baller has averaged a little over 20 batters faced per start over his last three.
Carrasco has registered a 3.75 ERA on a 1.31 WHIP in 7 starts. The veteran right-hander has been shaky over his last couple home starts, but he’s coming off a solid Aug. 29 outing at the St. Louis Cardinals (6 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO).
- Statcast data is down on Carrasco, who has yielded a lot of hard contact and many a barreled-up baseball in 2020.
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Brewers at Indians: Key injuries
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Brewers
- OF Lorenzo Cain (personal) out
- 3B Jedd Gyorko (bereavement) out
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Brewers at Indians: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Moneyline (ML)
Indians DH Franmil Reyes (.394 BA, 8 HR, 23 RBI over his last 26 games) and SS Francisco Lindor (.395 BA, 2 HR in a 9-game hit streak) have led a rally for a Cleveland offense which had been scuffling through the first few weeks of the season. Since Aug. 14, the Tribe has scored 5.3 runs per game on a .791 OPS.
Peg Milwaukee as being a couple or three games too far over its skis with a .472 win percentage. The Brewers are just 6-13 against teams .500-or-better. CLEVELAND (-143) is the lean.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The prices have this play bracketed. Leave the Brewers +1.5 (-176)/Indians -1.5 (+145) run line alone. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
Milwaukee has played six road series in 2020. The Brewers have produced just 14 runs over the opening games of those six sets. Both clubs struggle against right-handed pitching.
Solid pitching, below-average offensive clubs, and a cool-ish, low-humidity evening on Lake Erie make for a lower score in this one. BACK THE UNDER 8 (-110).
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