San Diego will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Milwaukee Brewers pay a visit to PETCO Park.

Joe Wieland gets the call for the San Diego Padres and he will try to build on a 0-3 mark. In the other dugout, Randy Wolf brings a 1-2 ledger to the game for the Brewers as he tries to quiet the Padres bats.



View Milwaukee vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Padres as -115 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 3-rated Padres and the league No. 5-ranked Brewers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego's No. 15 ranked National League offense (3.1 runs per game) against a Brewers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 16 in the National League at 5.4 runs allowed per game. The Padres have been averaging 6.8 hits per game, less than the Brewers have managed so far this season (7.7 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 3-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Cardinals. Bettors on Milwaukee at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Brewers grabbed a win last time out, defeating Jaime Garcia and the Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday at Busch Stadium.

Last time out for San Diego, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Giants on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Giants at -175 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Padres endured a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Giants on Sunday, with Clayton Richard throwing 7 innings of 8-hit ball at AT&T Park.


Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After playing San Francisco are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

A few Brewers at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
San Diego is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games


Next up:
Milwaukee at San Diego, Tuesday, May 1