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

Christian Yelich sits at 98 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when the Milwaukee Brewers (57-48) play the Cincinnati Reds (42-62) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee’s (-237 to win) Eric Lauer starts against Cincinnati’s (+192) Robert Dugger.

The insights in what follows use the latest odds as of August 5, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET.

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Brewers vs Reds Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Brewers Probable Starter Eric Lauer

• Lauer (7-3 with a 3.75 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 105 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Brewers, his 19th of the season.
• The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
• In 19 games this season, the 27-year-old has put up a 3.75 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .227 to his opponents.
• Lauer is looking to secure his eighth quality start of the season.
• The opposing Reds offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.379) and ranks 20th in MLB play with 98 home runs. It has a collective .240 batting average, and is 24th in MLB with 825 total hits and 18th in MLB action scoring 449 runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.75 ERA ranks 38th, 1.211 WHIP ranks 39th, and 9.1 K/9 ranks 13th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 5, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Stats vs Lauer

Reds Probable Starter Robert Dugger

• Dugger will make his first start of the season for the Reds.
• The 27-year-old right-hander will make his first start after coming out of the bullpen this year.
• He has pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season with 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across three games.
• The Brewers rank sixth in MLB with 488 runs scored this season. They have a .240 batting average this campaign with 145 home runs (fourth in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 5, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Stats vs Dugger

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers have been the moneyline favorite 83 total times this season. They’ve finished 47-36 in those games.
• Milwaukee has a 7-5 record (winning 58.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -237 or shorter.
• The Brewers have a 70.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Milwaukee has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 105 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 54 of those games (54-47-4).
• The Brewers have collected a 46-59-0 record ATS this season.

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 80 times this season and won 31, or 38.8%, of those games.
• This season, Cincinnati has won two of its 12 games, or 16.7%, when they’re the underdog by at least +192 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 34.2% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 54 of their 104 games with a total.
• In 104 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 50-54-0 ATS.

Brewers Players to Watch

• Rowdy Tellez has put up 84 hits, a team-best for the Brewers, on the way to batting .239 with 20 doubles, 21 home runs and 38 walks.
• Tellez ranks 115th in batting average, 87th in on base percentage, and 30th in slugging among the qualifying batters in MLB action.
• Tellez has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .471 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Yelich paces his team with a .361 on-base percentage, and has a club-leading .391 slugging percentage. He has 17 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 57 walks while hitting .261.
• Among the qualifying hitters, Yelich ranks 62nd in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage, and 105th in slugging.
• Willy Adames is hitting .224 with 17 doubles, 21 home runs and 31 walks.
• Adames enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .261 with three doubles, a home run and six RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen has 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 35 walks while batting .254.

Brewers Batting Stats (2022)

Reds Players to Watch

• Kyle Farmer has an OPS of .700, fueled by an OBP of .327 and a team-best slugging percentage of .373 this season.
• Farmer is 83rd in batting average, 82nd in on-base percentage and 125th in slugging percentage among all batters in the big leagues.
• Joey Votto leads Cincinnati with 62 hits and an OBP of .335 this season.
• Votto is currently 135th in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage and 101st in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Nick Senzel has collected 63 base hits, an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .324 this season.
• Jonathan India has been key for Cincinnati with 51 hits, an OBP of .309 plus a slugging percentage of .400.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Brewers vs Reds Player Props

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