Data Skrive:
The Milwaukee Brewers (71-52) will vie for their fifth straight victory when they host the Cleveland Guardians (72-51) on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET on BSGL. The Brewers are listed as -125 favorites by sportsbooks, while the Guardians are +105 underdogs. Colin Rea will get the ball for Milwaukee while Cleveland will counter with Ben Lively.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Brewers to win vs Guardians -125
Brewers vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-125)
- Underdog: Guardians (+105)
- Over/under: 8
Brewers vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Brewers have won in 39, or 59.1%, of the 66 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This year Milwaukee has won 30 of 47 games when listed as at least -125 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 55.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Guardians have won 47.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (21-23).
- Cleveland has an 11-17 record (winning only 39.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 48.8%.
Brewers vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a batting average of .284. He’s also hit 17 home runs with 71 RBI.
- Contreras’ home runs put him 65th in baseball, and he ranks 26th in RBI.
- Willy Adames is batting .252 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 84 RBI.
- Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 32 home runs and 100 runs batted in.
- Ramirez’s home run total ranks sixth in the majors, and he is second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor is batting .247 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 45 walks.
Brewers vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Brewers have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Brewers have the third-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
- Brewers pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
- Cleveland has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
- Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in MLB (1.217).