Brewers-Astros Odds Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
The Brewers will give the ball to starter Carlos Villanueva in this one. Righthander Villanueva is 0-1 this season with a 5.00 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Bud Norris who starts for the Astros. Righthander Norris is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday, as +130 underdogs. That game’s five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers. Braden Looper improved to 10-5 with the win, and Trevor Hoffman notched his 25th save.
The Astros were defeated 10-6 by the Giants in the series rubber match on Wednesday, as -155 favorites. That game’s 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Hunter Pence belted a two-run homer, while Brian Moehler surrendered nine hits and seven runs over six innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 54-54
SU
Houston
: 53-55 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 0-10
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

Houston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee’s last 11 games
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Next up:
Houston home to Milwaukee, Saturday, August 8

 

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