The Milwaukee Brewers (18-20) and Cleveland Indians (24-15) meet Sunday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. ET to put a lid on a three-game series 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
LHP Brett Anderson vs. RHP Shane Bieber
Anderson owns a 4.18 and 1.36 WHIP through a half-dozen starts. The 32-year-old southpaw has been a more efficient strike-thrower in 2020 and has gone six innings in two of his last three starts.
- Has logged first-pitch strikes in a career-high 68% of plate appearances (59% last season).
- Owns an abbreviated-but-effective line against current Indians bats (.660 OPS against, .065 ISO against).
Bieber has been sensational for the Tribe, clocking in with a 1.20 ERA and 0.82 WHIP over 8 starts. The Cleveland right-hander is in a dominant groove in his third MLB season. He’s missing bats at an 18.5% clip; that’s a rate that puts him in the top-2% of MLB pitchers.
- Has given the Indians at least six innings in every start this season. Enters Sunday’s turn having allowed just 14 hits and 2 earned runs over his last 25 IP.
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Brewers at Indians: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Brewers
- OF Avisail Garcia (hamstring) questionable
- OF Lorenzo Cain (personal) out
Indians
- CF Delino DeShields (shoulder) questionable
- C Roberto Perez (shoulder) questionable
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Brewers at Indians: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Moneyline (ML)
Sunday’s tilt is the rubber game of this series. The Brewers took Friday’s opener; the Indians countered with a walk-off win Saturday. Milwaukee’s lineup is bottom-5 in several categories, and the Brewers struggle against righties. Overall, Milwaukee owns a minus-30 run differential; that figure pegs the Brewers as more of a .420 team, not the near-.500 percentage the team has posted to date (an 8-3 mark in one-run games is a primary culprit).
Dig deeper on the Tribe’s woes against port-siders (.624 OPS), and you’ll find a .265 BABIP and a low home run rate on fly balls.
Bieber has been priced as a -225-or-better starter 11 times over 2019-20. Cleveland is 8-3 over those contests. The INDIANS (-250) come at a hefty tag, but it’s a fair one.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
INDIANS -1.5 (-110) is a solid play. Cleveland is 23-16 against the run line; Milwaukee is 14-24. Since last year’s all-star game, the Brewers have logged six get-away-day defeats of six runs or more. Three of those have been this season.
Over/Under (O/U)
There should be pressure on the upside of this number-and-price combination. Grab the profit margin beforehand: take the OVER 7 (-110).
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