Diamondbacks-Brewers Odds Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Miller Park.

Max Scherzer will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Scherzer is 0-2 this season with a 4.91 ERA.

The Brewers will counter Scherzer with Jeff Suppan. Righthander Suppan has a 7.32 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Doug Davis combined on a two-hit shutout Wednesday, as the Diamondbacks cruised to a 10-0 win over the Cubs. The Diamondbacks won the game as +105 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Chad Tracy homered and drove in three runs to lead the way, and Davis whiffed seven batters over the seven-innings on the mound.

Yovani Gallardo fanned 11 batters and homered for the only run on Wednesday, as the Brewers defeated the Pirates 1-0 for a sweep of the three-game set. The Brewers won the game as -200 favorites, while the team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 9-12 SU
Milwaukee: 11-10 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Arizona is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

Next up:
Milwaukee home to Arizona, Friday, May 1