A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Philadelphia duelling Milwaukee on Sunday at Miller Park.

Milwaukee sends Yovani Gallardo out against Vance Worley for the Phillies in this game. Gallardo is 15-10 with a 3.71 ERA on the season, while Worley is 11-1 on the year and has a 2.88 ERA.



View Philadelphia vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Phillies listed as underdogs of -110 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 2-ranked Brewers and the National League No. 1-rated Phillies in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Milwaukee's National League No. 7-ranked scoring average of 4.4 runs per game, against a Phillies offense rated No. 4 and scoring 4.6 runs per game in the league. The Brewers have averaged 8.8 hits per game to date this season, almost the same as the Phillies hitters have managed (8.8 per nine innings).

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 6 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Philadelphia's National League No. 1-rated defense.

Last time out for Philadelphia, they were a 3-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Phillies at -150 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Philadelphia won a close affair on Saturday in their last outing, defeating Milwaukee 3-2 in extra innings at Miller Park.




Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Phillies at Brewers trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing Philadelphia


Next up:
Philadelphia at Houston, Monday, September 12
Milwaukee home to Colorado, Tuesday, September 13