The Milwaukee Brewers (81-52) and San Francisco Giants (84-48) meet Wednesday for the third game of a four-game series at Oracle Park. First pitch is set for 9:49 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the Brewers vs. Giants odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Brett Anderson is the projected starting pitcher for the Brewers. He is 4-8 with a 4.27 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 5.6 K/9, and 2.6 BB/9 over 86 1/3 IP through 20 starts.
- Has walked 4.3 batters per nine in posting an 8.53 ERA over his last three starts.
- Has a shaky line against San Francisco with an .876 OPS allowed and brings some injury concerns (right hip tightness) into this turn.
- Owns a road ERA of 5.00 across 12 starts.
RHP Kevin Gausman is the projected starting pitcher for the Giants. He is 12-5 with a 2.49 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, and 2.7 BB/9 through 152 IP over 26 starts.
- Is tough on lefty bats, and that’s a key to pitching well against Milwaukee. Has pitched through the traffic of a .329 batting average on balls in play to post a 3.16 ERA over the last month.
Brewers at Giants odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 4:37 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Brewers +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Giants -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Brewers +1.5 (-140) | Giants -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Under: 7.5 (O: -125 | U: +100)
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Prediction
Giants 4, Brewers 3
Money line (ML)
The Brewers have won the first two games of this series and three in a row overall. Milwaukee is 15-6 since Aug. 10. The Brewers own an .803 OPS over that stretch despite struggling with their bats for much of this season.
San Francisco has scored just 3 runs of the first two games of this series. A top-10 offense overall, the Giants have clocked a mere .653 OPS over their last dozen games. Regardless, the Giants had gone 15-4 over their previous 19 games prior to their three-game skid.
Some fade of the batting on both sides meets crossed signals on the mound: PASS.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Gausman has benefited from a .253 batting average on balls in play. He’s catching a warmed-up Brewer offense that owns an .819 OPS on the road since the All-Star break.
With an Under bet in play, TAKE MILWAUKEE +1.5 (-140).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under is 3-1-1 in Milwaukee’s last five games, and it’s 6-2-1 in San Francisco’s last nine outings.
Both offenses have Statcast quality-of-contact figures that point to likely regression. BACK THE UNDER 7.5 (+100).
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