Brewers-Reds Pointspread Pointers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds meet at Great American Ball Park. The Brewers will give the ball to starter Manny Parra in this one. Lefthander Parra is 9-4 this season with a 3.97 ERA. Starting this game for the Reds will be Bronson Arroyo. The righthander has a 5.74 ERA to go along with a 9-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 124-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Brewers lost to Atlanta 5-0 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Ben Sheets took the loss for Milwaukee after allowing two earned runs on six hits over six innings. The Reds lost to Washington 4-2 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Joey Votto was 3-4 with a solo home run for Cincinnati, while Corey Patterson was 2-4 with a solo home run. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 62-50 SU Cincinnati: 51-61 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games when playing Milwaukee Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Next up: Cincinnati home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 5