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The Milwaukee Brewers are on the west coast to take on the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.
Brewers-Giants Projected Starters
Jose Quintana vs. Jordan Hicks
Jose Quintana (2-0) with a 0.71 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 12.2 innings pitched, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts, .190 oBA
Last Start: vs. Detroit Tigers: Win, 5.2 innings pitched, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
Away Splits: 1 start, Win, 7.0 innings pitched, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
Jordan Hicks (1-2) with a 6.04 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 22.1 innings pitched, 10 walks, 19 strikeouts, .250 oBA
Last Start: at Philadelphia Phillies: Loss, 7.0 innings pitched, 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
Home Splits: 1 start, No Decision, 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Here are the MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Brewers-Giants Odds
Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-184)
Moneyline: +114
San Francisco Giants: -1.5 (+152)
Moneyline: -134
Over: 7.5 (-115)
Under: 7.5 (-105)
How to Watch Brewers vs. Giants
Time: 9:45 PM ET/6:45 PM PT
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, NBC Sports Bay Area
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Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win
Jose Quintana has been very good in his two starts for the Brewers this season. He has been able to shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Detroit Tigers. Both of those teams are very good, and Quintana has been able to lead the Brewers to a win. He is not getting a lot of strikeouts, but he keeps hitters off the barrel, and he is keeping the ball on the ground. In fact, his ground ball rate is in the 88th percentile in the MLB. If he continues to pitch well, the Brewers will win this game.
Jordan Hicks has not been great this year. He has an ERA over 6.00, he has been walking batters, and he is allowing a very high average exit velocity. When he puts the pitch in the zone, opposing teams are putting good wood on the ball. With that, the Brewers have a chance to have a good offensive day Tuesday night. If Hicks continues to struggle, the Brewers will win this game.
Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win
San Francisco won the first game of this series Monday night. They scored five runs on eight hits, and they walked five times, as well. The win should not come as a surprise, though. San Francisco has played well at Oracle Park this season. The Brewers, on the other hand, are now 3-7 when playing away from home. The Giants will come into this game with some momentum, and they should be able to have another good game at home.
Quintana, as mentioned, has been pretty good. However, it seems as if he has been getting a bit lucky. The left-hander has an extremely low whiff rate, chase rate, strikeout rate, and fastball velocity. Along with that, Quintana is in the first percentile in average exit velocity allowed. He is allowing opponents to average 94.5 mph off the bat this season. The Giants are going to get their chances to hit the ball hard, and score some runs.
Final Brewers-Giants Prediction & Pick
This is going to be another good game. At some point, though, Quintana will start to allow runs with how hard opponents hit the ball off him. With that in mind, I am going to take the Giants to win this game straight up.
Final Brewers-Giants Prediction & Pick: Giants ML (-134)
