Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Righthander Mark Rogers will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Starting this game for the Reds will be Travis Wood. The lefthander has a 3.46 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs in helping the Brewers defeat the Mets 9-2 on Thursday. The Brewers won that game as +110 underdogs, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Jonathan Lucroy drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, and Chris Narveson pitched 6 2-3 innings for the win. Drew Stubbs hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs on Thursday, leading the Reds to a 9-1 win over the Astros. The Reds won the game as -135 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Bronson Arroyo scattered four hits and one run over seven innings to earn the win for the Reds. Current streak: Team records: Cincinnati: 89-70 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Cincinnati is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home Next up: Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com |