The fans at Great American Ball Park will be treated to a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds when they take their seats on Thursday.

Braden Looper will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day. Righthander Looper is 7-4 this season with a 4.94 ERA.

The Reds will counter Looper with Homer Bailey. Righthander Bailey has a 5.16 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Brewers lost to the Dodgers 7-4 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Yovani Gallardo took the loss for Milwaukee after allowing five runs on six hits in five innings.

The Reds lost to the Mets 9-7 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Brandon Phillips drove in a pair of runs for Cincinnati and Aaron Harang was roughed up for five runs on eight hits in three innings.

Current streak:
Cincinnati has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 45-43 SU
Cincinnati: 42-45 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee’s last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games 
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games 
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games 
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Milwaukee, Friday, July 17