The Philadelphia Phillies battle the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in MLB betting action at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia hands the ball to starter Vance Worley in this one and he'll try to improve on his 5-6 mark on the year. Milwaukee counters with Marco Estrada, who will try to quiet the fans and the Phillies bats at the same time.



View Milwaukee vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Phillies as -125 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. 7-rated Phillies and the league No. 11-ranked Brewers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Philadelphia's No. 8-rated National League offense, averaging 4.3 runs per game, against a Brewers defense that ranks No. 13 in the National League at 4.6 in runs allowed per game. The Phillies have averaged 8.9 hits per game so far, more than Brewers batters have averaged on the year (8.4 hits per game).

Milwaukee brings the National League's No. 13-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Phillies' league No. 12-ranked defense.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 7-6 loser on the road against the Phillies. Bettors on Philadelphia at -152 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Brewers endured a 7-6 loss at the hands of the Phillies on Tuesday, with Zack Greinke throwing 7 innings of 3-hit ball at Citizens Bank Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Brewers at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
Milwaukee is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee home to Washington, Thursday, July 26
Philadelphia at Atlanta, Friday, July 27