The Brewers will take to the diamond in Arizona on Thursday night to close out their MLB betting series against the Diamondbacks.
Milwaukee is slated to go with Zack Greinke (7-3, 5.04 ERA) in Thursday's contest. Righthander Greinke hasn't won since June 21, but the Brewers are 7-3 over his past 10 trips to the mound.
View Milwaukee vs Arizona Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Arizona sat as -120 favorites. The total was set at 8.5.
Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Diamondbacks rated this week at No. 14 and the Brewers sitting at No. 5.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Arizona's No. 4 ranked National League offense (4.4 runs per game) against a Brewers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 14 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Diamondbacks have been averaging 8.4 hits per game, less than the Brewers have managed so far this season (8.6 hits on average).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Arizona has the National League's No. 12-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 14 mark in runs allowed.
The Brewers were a 5-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Milwaukee at +105 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Milwaukee won a close affair on Wednesday in their last outing, defeating Arizona 5-2 in extra innings at Chase Field.
Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 8-2
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few Brewers at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Arizona is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Next up:
Milwaukee at San Francisco, Friday, July 22
Arizona home to Colorado, Friday, July 22
