The Philadelphia Phillies host Milwaukee on Sunday, looking to build on their 26-30 mark against the 21-33 Brewers in MLB betting action at Citizens Bank Park.

Michael Fiers, with a record of 0-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Brewers, while the Phillies trot Cliff Lee to the mound in this one. He is 6-2 so far in 2013.



View Milwaukee vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Phillies were listed as -160 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 10-rated Brewers taking on the National League's No. 11-rated Phillies in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Philadelphia's National League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.5 runs per game, against a Brewers offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.1 runs per game in the league. The Phillies have averaged 8.1 hits per game to date this season, less than the Brewers hitters have managed (8.9 per nine innings).

Philadelphia owns the National League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Milwaukee's National League No. 15-rated defense.

Milwaukee won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Phillies on June 1. Bettors who backed the Brewers at -104 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Milwaukee rolled to a 4-3 win against Philadelphia on Saturday, as Wily Peralta and the Brewers' bats led the team to victory at Citizens Bank Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 0-3
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Miami are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Brewers at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
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 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games


Next up:
Milwaukee home to Oakland, Monday, June 3
Philadelphia home to Miami, Monday, June 3