Reds-Brewers Pointers

The Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.

The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Johnny Cueto in this game. Cueto has a 1-0 record and a 1.29 ERA this season.

Cueto's opponent in this one will be Jeff Suppan. The Brewers righthander has a 2.84 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Bronson Arroyo surrendered five earned runs over 5 2-3 innings in Cincinnati's 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.

The Phillies were winners as -155 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (9).

The Brewers defeated San Francisco 7-0 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Ben Sheet pitched a complete-game shutout, with eight strikeouts for Milwaukee, while Ryan Braun was 3-5 with a home run and three RBI in the rout.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 4-3 SU
Milwaukee: 5-1 SU

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games when playing Cincinnati

Next up:
Milwaukee home to Cincinnati, Wednesday, April 9

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