The Milwaukee Brewers (32-27) seek to complete a 4-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds (26-33) in the final game of their 7-game road trip on Monday. First pitch at Great American Ballpark is at 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Brewers vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Brewers lead 3-0
The Brewers are 4-2 through 6 games of the road trip. RHP Adrian Houser pitched 6 innings of 1-run ball Sunday and the offense scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st leading to a 5-1 win.
The Reds have now lost 4 games in a row after having a 5-game winning streak. They have dropped 4 straight home games and 8 of their last 10 at home.
Brewers at Reds projected starters
RHP Julio Teheran vs. LHP Andrew Abbott
Teheran (1-1 0.82 ERA) makes his 3rd start. He has a 0.82 WHIP 1 BB and 5 K in 11 innings.
- Last start: Win 6 IP 1 R (0 ER) 4 H 0 BB 0 K in 4-2 victory Wednesday over the Toronto Blue Jays
- Is 3-4 with 4.14 ERA in 9 career starts vs. Reds
Abbott (4-0 2.50 ERA in the minors in 2023) makes his MLB debut. He had a 0.93 WHIP 2.8 BB/9 and 15.0 K/9 through 54 IP combined between AA Chattanooga and AAA Louisville.
- Drafted in the 2nd round by the Reds in 2018
- The 24-year-old was the No. 10 prospect in Cincinnati’s farm system
Brewers at Reds odds
Provided by BetMGM SportsbookUSA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 10:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Brewers +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Reds -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Brewers +1.5 (-185) | Reds -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Braves at Reds picks and predictions
Prediction
Brewers 5 Reds 3
Moneyline
The Brewers have won 5 of their last 7 games and have now gotten their road record over .500 (16-15) with their 3 wins over the Reds in this series.
Teheran has been fantastic so far in 2 starts since signing while Abbott is an unknown making his MLB debut.
Cincinnati has lost 8 of their last 10 games at home and has lost 8 of their last 10 games against the Brewers.
BET BREWERS (+105).
Run line/Against the spread
The Reds are 34-25 ATS overall this season but only 6-7 ATS when favored. They have lost the last 4 games outright in which they were favored on the run line.
The Brewers are 28-31 ATS overall and 16-13 ATS as the underdog. They have won 6 of their last 10 games outright in which they were the underdog on the run line.
But the moneyline is a better bet than the Brewers on the run line.
PASS.
Over/Under
Both of Teheran’s starts this season have had totals of 5 and 6 runs while only 2 of the Brewers’ last 10 games have had totals of 10 or more runs. Also the Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings between the 2 teams in Cincinnati.
BET UNDER 9.5 (-115).
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