Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies odds, picks and predictions

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The Milwaukee Brewers (52-42) kick off a 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies (51-42) Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park. Season series: First meeting The Brewers opened the 2nd half with a 3-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds and have won 6 of their last 7 games to move into 1st place in the NL Central. Milwaukee has won its last 5 games away from home to give them a 26-21 road record that is identical to their home mark. The Phillies have been hot as well as they took 3 of 4 from the San Diego Padres over the weekend and are 12-5 in their last 17 games. Philadelphia remains 10 1/2 games back in the NL East despite its recent surge.

Brewers at Phillies projected starters

RHP Julio Teheran vs. RHP Aaron Nola Teheran (2-3 3.64 ERA) makes his 9th start. He has a 1.02 WHIP 1.7 BB/9 and 6.1 K/9 through 47 IP.
  • Posted a 1.53 ERA over his first 6 starts despite some soft skills but regression has set in as he has allowed 13 ER across 11 2/3 IP across his last 2 turns
  • Has registered a 4.50 ERA with 7 K and 6 HR allowed in 18 IP over 3 road starts
Nola (8-6 4.39 ERA) makes his 20th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP 2.3 BB/9 and 9.1 K/9 through 119 IP.
  • Has a 3.40 ERA 9.8 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 7 home starts
  • Struggling more than usual with home runs to the tune of a career-worst 1.6 HR/9
  • Been missing plenty of bats lately with 55 K in 44 1/3 IP across his last 7 starts including a pair of 12 K performances

Brewers at Phillies odds

  • Moneyline (ML): Brewers +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Phillies -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Brewers +1.5 (-110) | Phillies -1.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)

Brewers at Phillies picks and predictions

Prediction

Phillies 6 Brewers 3

Moneyline

Teheran had luck on his side early on but has gotten roughed up in his last 2 starts. Philadelphia (-210) has the clear pitching edge in this one with Nola on the hill and they should win the game but the price here is a little steep and better value can be found elsewhere. PASS.

Run line/Against the spread

The Phillies are 11th in the league with 4.76 runs per game at home and they scored 6-plus runs in each of the final 3 games of their weekend series against the Padres. Their bats should stay hot enough against Teheran to come out on top by multiple runs. Back the PHILLIES -1.5 (+110).

Over/Under

Nola has been homer-prone but the swing-and-miss stuff has been on display in recent weeks. He will square off against a Milwaukee offense that is bottom 5 in both runs per game and OPS away from home. Nola should keep the Brewer bats relatively quiet so look for this game to sneak in just under the total. A small play on UNDER 9.5 (-120) looks like the way to go here.