Brewers at Diamondbacks 7/18/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB: 9:40 PM EST
Jul. 18, 2019
TV: FSAZ
Latest Odds : MIL -107 O/U 9.5
The Milwaukee Brewers open a four-game series on the road Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Milwaukee defeated Atlanta with ease on Tuesday 13-1. Brewers’ slugger Christian Yelich led the attack with a grand slam, while Lorenzo Cain and Keston Hiura had solo homers. The win kept Milwaukee 2 ½ games behind the National League Central leading Chicago Cubs.
Arizona beat Texas Tuesday 9-2 in the first of two interleague games between the two. Alex Young allowed only one run in 5 1/3 innings of work as the rookie hurler was instrumental in the Arizona win. Ketel Marte drove in a pair of runs with a single and Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run homer giving the D-Backs a 5-1 lead in the sixth.
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Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with a .332 batting average, in home runs with 33, RBIs with 72 and in hits with 108. Milwaukee is averaging .248 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .255. On Thursday, the Brewers will send right-hander Zach Davies to the mound. Davies is 7-2 with an ERA of 2.89, 68 Ks and 32 BBs.
Ketel Marte leads Arizona with a .312 batting average, in hits with 115 and home runs with 21. Eduardo Escobar leads the D-Backs in RBIs with 70. Arizona is averaging .257 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .247. On Thursday, the D-Backs will send Merrill Kelly to the mound. The right-hander is 7-9 with an ERA of 3.93, 86 Ks and 31 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Milwaukee is 1-5 in its last 6 versus NL West opponents
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Brewers last 8
Arizona is 5-2 in its last 7
The UNDER has cashed in 6 of the D-Backs last 7
Free Betting Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks -103
Arizona has played much better of late than has Milwaukee. The D-Backs have won each of their last 4 at home, 5 of the last 7 overall and 5 of the last 7 versus a right-handed starter. The Brewers have failed to win 4 of Davies’ last 5 starts versus an opponent with a winning record and 6 of the last 8 road starts for the right-hander against an opponent with a winning record. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-4