Brewers vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 29, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (76-56) host the San Francisco Giants (67-67) Thursday to close out a three-game series. The Brewers are favored (-171) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET from American Family Field. Aaron Civale will get the ball for Milwaukee while San Francisco will counter with Hayden Birdsong.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-171)
• Underdog: Giants (+143)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Brewers have won in 43, or 58.9%, of the 73 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Milwaukee has been victorious 10 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -171 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 63.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Giants have compiled a 25-34 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 42.4% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, San Francisco has a 5-8 record (winning only 38.5% of its games).
• The Giants have a 41.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Brewers vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a .283 batting average. He’s also hit 18 homers and has 76 RBI.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Contreras is 66th in homers and 26th in RBI.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (24) and runs batted in (88) this season while batting .253.
• Matt Chapman has racked up a team-best batting average of .246, while pacing the Giants in home runs (21).
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Chapman ranks 35th in homers and 49th in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos has capitalized on opportunities as he leads his team with 65 RBI.

Brewers vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
• The Brewers have pitched to a 3.71 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• Brewers pitchers have a 1.242 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
• San Francisco has a 4.18 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.304).