Milwaukee Brewers (18-13) vs. San Francisco Giants (13-17)
May 5, 2023 10:15 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants +120 / Milwaukee Brewers -140; Over/Under: +8
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The Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants meet in MLB action from Oracle Park on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The Brewers are -145 road favorites while the Giants are +125 home underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Corbin Burnes will start for Milwaukee and is 3-1 with a 4.01 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Sean Manaea will start for the Giants here and is 0-1 with a 7.85 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Milwaukee’s 4-2 win over the giants on September 6th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Brewers in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Milwaukee is 1-5 in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record and 1-4 in their last 5 games against the NL West while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 series-opening games. San Francisco is 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 games against a team with a right-handed starter while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 games against the NL Central.
Pick
I’m backing the Brewers here. I get why the Giants as a home dog in past years in a spot like this would be worth a look, but Sean Manaea is a pitcher that I’m not looking to back at the best of times and even after the Mexico City games, I just can’t see him doing all that well here. The Brewers are the more consistent team and I think they take out some frustration on Manaea here. Give me the Brew Crew.
