New York pays a visit to Milwaukee on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Brewers bats in baseball action at Miller Park.

For the Brewers, Shaun Marcum gets the ball, charged with keeping the Mets hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jenrry Mejia, 0-0 on the year.



View NY Mets vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Brewers as -180 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 8-rated Brewers and the league No. 12-ranked Mets, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Milwaukee's No. 1 ranked National League offense (4.8 runs per game) against a Mets defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 11 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Brewers have been averaging 8.8 hits per game, more than the Mets have managed so far this season (8.5 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Milwaukee has the National League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the National League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

The Mets were a 7-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at +140 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Brewers, a 7-3 final on Friday in support of Jonathon Niese at Miller Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3

A few Mets at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Mets' last 25 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Milwaukee is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games


Next up:
NY Mets at Milwaukee, Sunday, September 16