Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers will be hitting the diamond against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in a Saturday day game. Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will broadcast this NL matchup. The opening pitch will be at 4:05 p.m. ET.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
Las Vegas has Milwaukee (+100) as the underdog to San Francisco (-110). The total currently stands at 8 runs and gamblers can play the over for -105 and the under for -115. There’s a runline of Brewers +1.5 (-210) and Giants -1.5 (+175) for this matchup.
The Giants are 29-38 straight up (SU) and 29-37 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors and 18.1 units ATS. The Brewers have gone 39-30 SU this year and are 35-33 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 6.5 units for moneyline gamblers, but have lost 0.8 units ATS.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 33-31-2 thus far in 2019. Brewers games have gone under 37 times, gone over 30 times and pushed on one occasion.
Jimmy Nelson is getting the start for Milwaukee. The right-handed Nelson is 0-1 with a 12.00 ERA and two strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Giants are sending lefty Madison Bumgarner (3-6, 3.83 ERA) to the mound. Bumgarner has 84 strikeouts and 17 walks to his credit as well as a WHIP of 1.16. Bumgarner made two starts against the team in 2018, posting a 0-2 record in 2018, compiling a 0-2 record with a 4.50 ERA and nine strikeouts.
Milwaukee’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.68 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.61 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.37, along with a K-per-9 of 10.07.
The Brewers offense has slashed .253/.334/.454 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game this year, including 4.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Right fielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Mike Moustakas have led Milwaukee’s offense. Yelich is hitting .344/.445/.740 with 25 home runs, 55 RBIs, 53 runs and 15 stolen bases. Moustakas (.280/.347/.593) has produced 21 homers, 45 RBIs and 45 runs scored.
For the home team, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 5.10 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.75 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
San Francisco’s hitters have produced 3.8 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game over its last 10 games and 3.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .250/.310/.394 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Giants’ offense has been led by Steven Duggar and Kevin Pillar. Duggar is hitting .243/.285/.357 with four home runs, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored, while Pillar’s line is .236/.265/.396 with eight homers, 29 RBIs, 28 runs and eight stolen bases.
The Brewers have gained 2.5 units and are 11-7 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in five of those games, as opposed to 13 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have lost 2.5 units and are 19-26 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 24 of those games, compared to 20 which went under the total.
Brewers vs. Giants Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in four of Milwaukee’s last seven contests.
- The Milwaukee defense has coughed up 10 errors over the last 10 games, compared to only four errors for San Francisco over its last 10.
- The Brewers have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games, including 11 over their last five.
- The Brewers have a team OPS of .789 this season and an OPS of .813 against left-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS stands at .660 overall and .636 against lefties.
