{"id":23820,"date":"2012-07-20T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=23820"},"modified":"2012-07-19T20:27:39","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T01:27:39","slug":"mlb-betting-odds-milwaukee-brewers-vs-cincinnati-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/mlb-betting-odds-milwaukee-brewers-vs-cincinnati-reds-23820\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting Odds: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Milwaukee Brewers (44-47) and Cincinnati Reds (52-40) will open up a three-game National League Central series on Friday night at the Great American Ball Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 ET<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Cincinnati Reds sit atop the NL Central standings heading into Friday night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Milwaukee is starting to play better baseball, winning or splitting five consecutive series, including taking two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals at home earlier this week.\u00a0 The Brewers have won six of nine overall, pulling within 7.5 games of division-leading Cincinnati.\u00a0 Outfielder Ryan Braun hopes to return to the lineup after missing Wednesday with a slight groin injury, as he\u2019s 6 for 14 over the past 2.5 seasons against Friday\u2019s opposing starter.\u00a0 Milwaukee is 19-39 on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

Brewers starting pitcher Marco Estrada (0-3, 4.13 ERA) is still in search of his first victory of the 2012 MLB campaign, as he didn\u2019t factor into the decision of a 6-4 home setback to the Pittsburgh Pirates last time out.\u00a0 The right-hander is 0-1 with a 3.57 ERA in six road outings (two starts), issuing eight walks and striking out 20 batters in 17.2 innings.\u00a0 In seven career games (three starts) versus the Reds, Estrada has garnered a 1-2 record and 4.33 ERA.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati overcame in early six-run deficit to capture a 7-6 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon, which had the clubhouse in a great mood afterwards.\u00a0 \u201cIt started off ugly, but the ending of the game was beautiful,\u201d stated Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips.\u00a0 He should have a solid night at the plate in this series opener, going 6 for 12 in his career against Estrada.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 13-8 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this season, with the \u201cunder\u201d going 11-8 in those contests.<\/p>\n

Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey (8-6, 3.93 ERA) has rattled off three wins in a row, including a 4-2 home win over the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing two runs (one earned) and nine hits over eight frames.\u00a0 The right-hander is 2-4 with a 5.12 ERA in nine home starts, with opposing hitters batting .309 against him.\u00a0 In 10 career games versus the Brewers, Bailey has compiled an 0-5 record and 6.50 ERA, including an 8-4 home setback on June 27.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Reds due to their 40-19 mark as a favorite of -110 to -150, while the Brewers are 0-5 in Estrada\u2019s last five starts versus divisional foes.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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