The Milwaukee Brewers host San Francisco on Friday, looking to build on their 27-23 mark against the 27-22 Giants in MLB betting action at Miller Park.

Shaun Marcum will take the mound for Milwaukee, and he'll carry a 6-1 record into the contest. Tim Lincecum gets the ball for San Francisco; he's 4-4 so far this season.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Brewers in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 9-rated Giants taking on the National League's No. 6-rated Brewers in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Milwaukee's No. 6 ranked National League offense (4.3 runs per game) against a Giants defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 3 in the National League at 3.5 runs allowed per game. The Brewers have been averaging 8.6 hits per game, more than the Giants have managed so far this season (8.1 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Milwaukee has the National League's No. 8-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Giants own the National League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

San Francisco lost its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Marlins on May 26. Bettors who backed the Marlins at -106 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Giants were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Florida staff and losing 1-0 to the Marlins on Thursday at AT&T Park.

Milwaukee won its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Nationals on May 25. Bettors who backed the Brewers at -169 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Zack Greinke blew away 10 Washington batter in the Brewers' last start, leading them to a 6-4 win over Washington on Wednesday at Miller Park.


San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few Giants at Brewers trends to consider:
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
San Francisco is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco at Milwaukee, Saturday, May 28