Brewers-Dodgers Lines Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.
The Brewers will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Manny Parra in this game. Parra has a 5-8 record and a 6.50 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Dodgers will be Clayton Kershaw. The lefthander has a 2.76 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers defeated San Diego 6-1 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Felipe Lopez drove in three runs for Milwaukee and Carlos Villanueva pitched five shutout innings to earn the win.
The Dodgers defeated Atlanta 9-1 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Matt Kemp was 3-5 with a home run and five RBI for the Dodgers, while Chad Billingsley pitched five shutout innings with nine strikeouts.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 52-53 SU
Los Angeles: 65-40 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 1-9

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers’s last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Next up:
LA Dodgers home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 4

 

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