The Atlanta Braves are 8-3 over their last 11 games including a 3-0 run in their last three games at home. After wrapping up an eight game road trip on Thursday, the Braves return home to host the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series starting this Friday night.
Brewers vs. Braves 2018 odds: Pick’em matchup as series gets underway on Friday
The Atlanta Braves host the Milwaukee Brewers in a critical series for both teams this weekend, with the sportsbooks setting a tight betting line for the opener.
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Milwaukee at Atlanta is listed as a pick’em with both teams going off at -105 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Trade deadline acquisition Kevin Gausman gets the nod for Atlanta facing Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves
When: Friday, August 10, 7:35 p.m. ET
Where: SunTrust Park, Cobb County, Georgia
Betting Line / Total: Atlanta -105 / 8.5 Runs
Atlanta Braves
The Braves suffered through a major slump in the month of July going 5-13 over an 18-game run that included a 1-3 record in four games against Milwaukee.
Atlanta has since turned things back around, stringing together an 8-3 record over its last 11 games to get back to 62-50 on the season and just one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the NL East.
In 19 games against NL Central opponents this season the Braves are 10-9.
This will be Gausman’s second start for his new team after he lost 3-0 in his Braves debut last weekend. Including his time in Baltimore, Gausman’s team has picked up the loss in 12 of his last 14 starts.
Milwaukee Brewers
Unable to find a favorable deal for a pitcher at the trade deadline, the Brewers bolstered their already solid offense with the acquisitions of Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop.
Over the team’s current 3-5 slump, the Brewers have given up an average of 7.75 runs per game. Freddy Peralta will try to help stop the bleeding for Milwaukee entering this game with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP across 10 starts in which he has led the Brewers to seven wins.
Friday night’s total is set at 8.5 runs. The OVER is 4-0-1 in Milwaukee’s last five games per the OddsShark MLB Database.
With both of these teams battling for their own division titles and a potential spot in the Wild Card standing, all three games in this series should have a playoff atmosphere. The series wraps up with Wade Miley vs. Julio Teheran on Saturday and Chase Anderson vs. Sean Newcomb on Sunday.
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