The Milwaukee Brewers will look to grab a road win when they take on the Reds in Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park on Saturday in baseball odds action.

Yovani Gallardo, with a record of 8-6 on the season, gets the ball for the Brewers, while the Reds trot Bronson Arroyo to the mound in this one. He is 4-6 so far in 2012.



View Milwaukee vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Reds as -120 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

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. 3-rated Reds in this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Cincinnati's No. 9-rated National League offense, averaging 4.2 runs per game, against a Brewers defense that ranks No. 14 in the National League at 4.5 in runs allowed per game. The Reds have averaged 8.3 hits per game so far, almost the same as Brewers batters have averaged on the year (8.3 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Cincinnati has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 14 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Reds. Bettors on Cincinnati at -119 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Milwaukee didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 3-1 to Cincinnati on Friday at Great American Ball Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Brewers at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games on the road
Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home


Next up:
Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Sunday, July 22