Thursday, July 30, 2009

Nationals-Brewers Odds Preview

The Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Miller Park.
J.D. Martin will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. righthander Martin is 0-1 this season with a 7.50 ERA.
Starting this game for the Brewers will be ace Yovani Gallardo. The righthander has a 3.09 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 275-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers ended a three-game losing skid with a 7-5 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday, as -200 favorites. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Casey McGeehee belted a pinch-hit two-run homer for the Brewers. Manny Parra pitched six innings for the win, and Trevor Hoffman closed out the game with his 23rd save.
Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Nationals, who were +180 underdogs. Tyler Clippard gave up two runs in relief and was tagged with the loss.
Team records:
Washington: 32-69 SU
Milwaukee: 50-51 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Next up:
Washington at Pittsburgh, Friday, July 31
Milwaukee at San Diego, Friday, July 31

 

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