Brewers-Pirates Odds Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park.

Righthander Braden Looper will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Looper is 8-4 this season with a 4.95 ERA.

Starting this game for the Pirates will be Virgil Vasquez. The righthander has a 6.52 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Delwyn Young hit a three-run jack to lead the Pirates over the Brewers 8-5 on Monday night.

Pittsburgh won as -135 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Garrett Jones was 2-for-4 with a solo shot for the Pirates, while Ross Ohlendorf allowed two runs over five innings to get the victory for Pittsburgh.

Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for Milwaukee, as Mike Burns gave up four earned runs over three innings to take the loss for the Brewers.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 47-46 SU
Pittsburgh: 41-51 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 9-1
After a loss are 5-5

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 1-9
After playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh’s last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Wednesday, July 22