The Milwaukee Brewers close out a nine-game road trip when they look to take the rubber match against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. The most impressive statistic to take away from the first eight games is that each one of them went UNDER the closing total. However, it is worth noting that there were some very high totals thank to the Brew Crew’s three games in Colorado.
- The Dodgers are 10-3 SU in their past 13 home games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the past 5 games between the Dodgers and Brewers.
- The Brewers are 1-4 ATS in their past 5 games.
Jimmy Nelson will get his second start of the season against the Dodgers and the Brewers hope he will look just as sharp this time around. The right-hander pitched eight scoreless innings while registering 11 K’s and no walks against the Dodgers back in June. However, this time Nelson enters his start struggling, as he has allowed 15 runs in his past three outings.
Yu Darvish will get his first start for the Dodgers since back tightness sent him to the DL 10 days ago. The newest member of the Dodgers rotation has been stellar since being acquired from the Texas Rangers, with Darvish posting a 2.50 ERA with 22 strikeouts and four walks in three starts.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Baseball betting oddsmakers, including Sportsbook, opened the Los Angeles Dodgers as -203 moneyline favorites in this matchup. OVER/UNDER total bettors saw the number open at 8 at shops such as Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.4-2.3 result in favor of the Dodgers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers sport a record of 91-37 heading into this matchup, while the Milwaukee Brewers sit at 67-63 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs Milwaukee injuries news.
The Los Angeles Dodgers sit at No. 3 in the current MLB power poll here at OddsShark, while the Milwaukee Brewers sit at No. 21 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and its No. 5-rated batting order, averaging 5.02 runs per nine innings, against the No. 20 lineup of the Milwaukee Brewers at 4.56 runs per outing.
Milwaukee brings the No. 11-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Dodgers's No. 1-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Zach Davies chucked 7 shutout innings at the Dodgers in their last game, striking out 7 in a 3-0 win against Los Angeles in baseball action at Dodger Stadium.
- Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Milwaukee is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
- Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- LA Dodgers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games
- LA Dodgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- LA Dodgers is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Milwaukee home to St. Louis, Tuesday, August 29
Los Angeles at Arizona, Tuesday, August 29
