MLB Handicapping: Brewers vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Target Field in an interleague contest. Righthander David Bush will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Bush is 1-4 this season with a 4.27 ERA. Starting this game for the Twins will be Nick Blackburn. The righthander has a 4.63 ERA to go along with a 4-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 172-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total is sitting at 9½. The Brewers got down early and rallied for a 4-3 win over the Pirates on Thursday, as -115 favorites. The seven runs went UNDER that game's posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Corey Hart drove in one run and scored the winning run. Chris Narveson earned the win after giving up three runs on seven hits over his six innings. The Twins were defeated 6-2 by the Red Sox last time out, as +120 underdogs. The eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Francisco Liriano surrendered five runs off five hits over 4 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 16-25 SU Minnesota: 24-17 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Milwaukee is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Next up: Minnesota home to Milwaukee, Saturday, May 22 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.