Brewers-Reds Lines Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park.

Manny Parra will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day. Lefthander Parra is 3-8 this season with a 6.78 ERA.

Parra’s opponent in this one will be Aaron Harang. The Reds ace righthander has a 4.18 ERA to go along with a 5-9 record this season.

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

Bronson Arroyo fanned six batters over seven scoreless innings to help the Reds defeat the Brewers 4-0 on Friday. The Reds won that game as -135 favorites, while the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).

Edwin Encarnacion went 4-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and two runs batted in for the Reds. Arroyo improved to 10-8 with the victory.

Jeff Suppan gave up seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. The Brewers were +115 underdogs in the contest.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 46-44 SU
Cincinnati: 43-46 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee’s last 13 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Milwaukee is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Milwaukee, Sunday, July 19