Milwaukee will try to be nasty hosts on Friday when the Washington Nationals pay a visit to Miller Park.

Milwaukee sends Michael Fiers out against Ross Detwiler for the Nationals in this game. Fiers is 3-4 with a 1.99 ERA on the season, while Detwiler is 4-3 on the year and has a 3.29 ERA.



View Washington vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Brewers as -115 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The Brewers sit at No. 11 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Nationals sit at a National League No. 1 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Milwaukee's No. 6 ranked National League offense (4.4 runs per game) against a Nationals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 1 in the National League at 3.5 runs allowed per game. The Brewers have been averaging 8.4 hits per game, less than the Nationals have managed so far this season (8.9 hits on average).

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 14 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 1-rated defense.

Washington was an 8-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Brewers. They won as +140 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Nationals enjoyed an 8-2 victory at the expense of the Brewers on Thursday, with Edwin Jackson throwing 7 innings of 8-hit ball at Miller Park.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Nationals at Brewers trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games


Next up:
Washington at Milwaukee, Saturday, July 28