The Milwaukee Brewers are a perfect 11-0 over their last 11 games. The Brewers will try to stay red hot in the first game of the NLCS this Friday night when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Brewers betting underdogs hosting Dodgers in NLCS Game 1
The NLCS begins this Friday night when the Brewers host the Dodgers, with Los Angeles set as the betting chalk for the series opener as Clayton Kershaw takes the mound.
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Milwaukee is a +145 home underdog in the series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Gio Gonzalez will take the mound for the home team going up against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers as -155 road favorites.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
When: Friday, October 11, 8:09 p.m. ET
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Betting Line / Total: Los Angeles -155 / 7.5 Runs
Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers have a formidable offense that has averaged 6.55 runs per game over the team’s current 11-game winning streak. But the real strength of this team may be its bullpen, which finished with the second best ERA in the National League at 3.47 this season and helped Milwaukee hold the dangerous Colorado Rockies to just two runs across three games in the NLDS.
Milwaukee is peaking at the right time and will be a tough team to knock off four times in a seven-game span.
In their last 12 games as a home underdog, the Brewers are 7-5 SU per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Like Milwaukee, the Dodgers are peaking at the right time, reeling off seven wins over their last eight games while allowing two runs or fewer in six of those eight games. Los Angeles had some bullpen struggles during the regular season this year, but that unit posted an 0.84 ERA in the team’s series win over the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.
Clayton Kershaw had a 2.73 ERA and 1.04 WHIP during the regular season this year and the Dodgers are 9-0 in the last nine games he has started.
Friday night’s total is set at 7.5 runs. The UNDER is 7-4 in the last 11 games between Milwaukee and Los Angeles.
This one has the makings of an outstanding series. Both teams are playing in top form right now and are getting great production from key players both at the plate and on the mound.
The biggest question in Friday’s game may be whether the Brewers show any signs of rust after sweeping the Rockies. Milwaukee’s offense can’t afford any issues with timing coming off a four-day rest facing one of the best pitchers in the league on Friday.
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