The Milwaukee Brewers will square off against the Los Angeles Angels in a Wednesday showdown. The game gets underway 10:07 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will televise this interleague matchup.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds
Los Angeles (+100) is the home-team underdog to Milwaukee (-110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total currently stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. You can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at +135 for the Brewers -1.5 runs and -155 for the Angels +1.5.
The Brewers are 8-4 SU and are 4-7 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 4.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline in the season’s early going, despite having lost 2.4 units ATS. Milwaukee is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Angels, on the other hand, are 6-6 SU and 7-4 ATS. The team’s lost 1.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 4.0 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
Angels games have an over/under record of 1-9-1 so far in 2019. Milwaukee has an over/under record of 4-6-1.
The right-handed Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 6.00 ERA) will get the ball for the visiting Brewers. Woodruff struck out 47 hitters over 42 innings last year (four starts) while finishing the season 3-0 overall with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP.
The Halos will put the ball in the hands of righty Felix Pena (0-1, 5.40 ERA), who recorded 85 strikeouts across 92 innings last year (17 starts), while finishing the season 3-5 overall with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP.
Los Angeles’ pitching staff has allowed 3.8 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.55, a WHIP of 1.40 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 1.67, a WHIP of 0.95 and a K/9 of 10.5.
Los Angeles’ hitters have put up 4.0 runs per contest, including 4.2 per game over its last 10 games and 6.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .269/.377/.513 over its last five games and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
Mike Trout and Jonathan Lucroy have led the charge for the Angels’ offense this year. Trout is slashing .406/.592/.938 with five home runs, 12 RBIs and eight runs scored, while Lucroy’s line sits at .282/.317/.308 with 11 hits, five RBIs and five runs.
In the other dugout, Milwaukee’s pitchers have allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 10.48 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.40, along with a WHIP of 1.36.
Brewers hitters have slashed .260/.346/.477 on their way to 5.3 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Milwaukee’s hitters have been paced by outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain. Yelich is slashing .356/.464/.778 with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Cain (.348/.415/.522) is up to one homers, three RBIs and nine runs scored.
The Brewers have gained 5.1 units and are 3-6 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in two of those games, compared to six that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Angels have lost 0.6 units and are 5-3 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in one of those games, compared to six that went under.
Brewers vs. Angels Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in only two of Milwaukee’s last seven contests.
- The Brewers have dropped three of their last four games SU.
- Milwaukee has recorded 22.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 27.4 over its last five.
- The Brewers have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games, including 13 over their last five.
