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