Brewers Vs Reds: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 5, 2022

Rowdy Tellez leads the Milwaukee Brewers (17-8) into a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (3-21) a game after he homered twice in an 18-4 win over the Reds. It begins at 1:40 PM ET on Thursday. Adrian Houser starts for Milwaukee (-235 to win), and Hunter Greene is Cincinnati’s (+197) choice to start.

The betting facts in the article below are based off odds valid as of May 5, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET.

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Brewers vs Reds Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Brewers Probable Starter Adrian Houser

• Houser makes the start for the Brewers, his fifth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 2.53 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when the right-hander threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
• The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.53, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season.
• Houser is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
• He will take the mound against a Reds offense that ranks last in MLB with 152 total hits (on a .201 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .317 (29th in MLB) with 17 total home runs (24th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 5, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Stats vs Houser

Reds Probable Starter Hunter Greene

• Greene (1-3) will take the mound for the Reds, his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies.
• The 22-year-old has pitched to a 6.00 ERA this season with 11 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5 walks per nine across four games.
• The Brewers rank 20th in MLB with a .228 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks ninth in the league (.390) and 29 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 5, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Stats vs Greene

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers have won 15 of the 22 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (68.2%).
• Milwaukee has won all four games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -235 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 70.1%.
• In the 25 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Milwaukee, it has combined with opponents to go over the total nine times (9-14-2).
• The Brewers have a 13-12-0 record ATS this season.

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have won three, or 14.3%, of the 21 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cincinnati has not won as an underdog of +197 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 33.7% chance to win.
• Games involving Cincinnati have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 14 of 24 chances this season.
• The Reds are 6-18-0 against the spread this season.

Brewers Players to Watch

• Tellez has put up an on-base percentage of .337 and has 20 hits, both team-best numbers for the Brewers, while batting .267 with five doubles, seven home runs and seven walks.
• Tellez ranks 53rd in batting average, 62nd in on base percentage, and eighth in slugging among qualifying hitters in MLB.
• Willy Adames is hitting .223 with five doubles, six home runs and 14 walks.
• Among qualifiers, Adames ranks 111th in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage, and 36th in slugging.
• Christian Yelich is hitting .226 with five doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
• Andrew McCutchen’s .358 slugging percentage leads his team. He has five doubles, two home runs and seven walks while batting .242.

Brewers Batting Stats (2022)

Reds Players to Watch

• Tommy Pham has 19 hits and an OBP of .352 to go with a slugging percentage of .474. All three of those stats are tops among Cincinnati hitters this season.
• Of all qualifying hitters in the majors, Pham is 71st in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 31st in slugging percentage.
• Brandon Drury is batting .237 with a .508 slugging percentage and nine RBI this year.
• Kyle Farmer has an OPS of .571, fueled by an OBP of .269 and a team-best slugging percentage of .302 this season.
• Tyler Stephenson has two home runs, six RBI and a batting average of .235 this season.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Brewers vs Reds Player Props

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