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Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers Matchup 08/01/18

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

The Milwaukee Brewers will make a road trip to Dodger Stadium to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game gets underway 10:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will showcase this NL matchup.

Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers Odds

Oddsmakers are listing Los Angeles (-155) as the favorite over Milwaukee (+145). The total sits at 8 runs and bettors can take the over for even money (+100) and the under for -120. The game’s most recent runline odds stand at -150 for picking the Brewers +1.5 runs and +130 for the Dodgers -1.5.

The Dodgers are 59-46 straight up (SU) and 48-59 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 16.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.1 units (ATS). Los Angeles has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Brewers have gone 61-46 SU this year and are 57-52 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 13.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.4 units ATS. Milwaukee has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.

Los Angeles games have a 53-51-3 over/under record in 2018. Milwaukee has been a decent under bet with a total record of 49-57-3.

The right-handed Chase Anderson is the probable starter for the visiting Brewers. Anderson is 7-7 with a 3.69 ERA and 90 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with six strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA against Los Angeles this year.

The Dodgers are sending lefty Rich Hill (4-4, 3.82 ERA) to the hill. Hill has 77 strikeouts and 25 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.30. Hill is 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA in one start against Milwaukee this year.

Milwaukee’s pitching staff allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.81 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 7.72 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.30, along with a WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers offense has slashed .246/.318/.408 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).

Outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain continue to lead Milwaukee’s hitters. Yelich is slashing .318/.384/.527 with 15 home runs, 57 RBIs, 69 runs and 13 stolen bases, while Cain (.300/.397/.421) has produced eight homers, 28 RBIs, 53 runs and 19 stolen bases.

In the home-team dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff has given up 3.9 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 3.30 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.78 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.5 K/9.

The Los Angeles offense has produced 4.8 runs per outing, including 5.5 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .223/.330/.372 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.

Outfielders Matt Kemp and Chris Taylor have paced the Dodgers’ batters this year. Kemp is slashing .307/.356/.521 with 17 home runs, 64 RBIs and 49 runs scored, while Taylor’s line sits at .260/.335/.460 with 12 homers, 50 RBIs and 61 runs.

The Brewers have lost 0.1 units and are 11-14 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 14 of those games, as opposed to 11 that’ve hit the under against lefty starters. On the other hand, the Dodgers have lost 13.4 units and are 30-39 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 42 of those games, compared to 25 that went under the total.

Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers Free Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – UNDER

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Notes

Betting Notes

The over has hit in four of Milwaukee’s last seven games.

The Brewers have won five of their last six games SU.

Los Angeles has posted 24.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.6 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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