Brewers vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 28, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (67-66) will look to Grant McCray, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Milwaukee Brewers (75-56) Wednesday at American Family Field. The Brewers and Willy Adames (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -167 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET live on NBCS-BA. Freddy Peralta will get the ball for Milwaukee while San Francisco will counter with Kyle Harrison.

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Moneyline

Brewers to win vs Giants -167

Bet $20, Payout $31.98

Brewers vs. Giants Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Brewers (-167)
  • Underdog: Giants (+140)
  • Over/under: 8

Brewers vs. Giants Betting Insights

  • The Brewers have come away with 42 wins in the 72 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • This season Milwaukee has been victorious nine times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -167 on the moneyline.
  • The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • The Giants have won 43.1% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (25-33).
  • San Francisco has a 5-9 record (winning only 35.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 41.7%.

Brewers vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

  • William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a batting average of .281. He’s also hit 17 home runs with 74 RBI.
  • Among hitters in baseball, Contreras is 78th in homers and 29th in RBI.
  • Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (24) and runs batted in (88) this season while batting .253.
  • Matt Chapman paces the Giants with 21 home runs and 64 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .246.
  • Chapman’s home run total ranks 34th in MLB, and he is 48th in RBI.
  • Heliot Ramos has racked up 64 runs batted in to lead his team.

Brewers vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

  • The Brewers strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
  • Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.71 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
  • The Brewers rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.243 WHIP this season.
  • The 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
  • San Francisco has a 4.17 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.303).