Brewers-Padres Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday when they battle the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park.
Ace Ben Sheets will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day. Righthander Sheets is 11-5 this season with a 2.95 ERA.
Sheets’s opponent in this one will be Jake Peavy. The Padres ace righthander has a 2.86 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers scored five runs in the fifth inning on Wednesday, as they defeated the Padres 7-1. The Brewers won the game as -200 favorites, while the eight runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).
Corey Hart led the way with three RBIs for the Brewers. C.C. Sabathia tossed seven innings for the win, allowing one run off nine hits.
Nick Hundley drove in the lone run for the Padres, who were +180 underdogs. Josh Banks gave up seven runs off five hits over 4 1-3 innings of work.
Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 8 straight games.
San Diego has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 70-51 SU
San Diego: 46-74 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 8-2
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
San Diego is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Milwaukee at LA Dodgers, Friday, August 15
San Diego home to Philadelphia, Friday, August 15

 

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