San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Betting Pick & Prediction 8/27/24

At 8:10 PM ET, the Giants and Brewers square off in an NL matchup. This one is taking place at American Family Field in Milwaukee, and the Brewers are the slight favorite on the money line (-105). The Giants have a record of 66-66 and they are 4th in the NL West, while the Brewers are 1st in the NL Central at 75-55.

Logan Webb will start for the Giants, while the Brewers are going with Tobias Myers. On the money line, the Giants are -114, and the over/under line is at 7.5 runs. BSWI is carrying this game on TV.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Milwaukee Brewers Moneyline -105

This game will be played at American Family Field at 8:10 ET on Tuesday, August 27th.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS BREWERS:

• We have the Brewers winning by a score of 6 to 5
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Brewers to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Giants Records & Stats

SF is coming off a game in which they wasted several good performances. In their 4-3 loss to Seattle, Robbie Ray was excellent on the mound, allowing just one run while pitching three innings. They also got a big offensive performance from Heliot Ramos, going 2/4 with a homer and two RBIs.

Sean Hjelle took the loss out of the bullpen for the Giants, as San Francisco allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th to blow their lead. The Giants were the +118 underdog going into this road game.

San Francisco is at an even 66-66 as they take on the Brewers today, and they are 12.5 games behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead. So far, they have gone 21-19 in divisional games. The Giants are just 28-38 on the road this year.

As the favorite, the Giants have gone 42-30 this year, and they are 24-36 as the underdog. They will kick off their series vs. the Brewers today, and their overall series record is 21-17-4. In their most recent series, the Giants lost 2-1 to the Mariners.

The Giants have been a solid bet on the run line this season, as they are 66-66 overall. They have been especially good on the run line on the road, going 37-29. They have covered the run line in four straight road games and have a run line record of 36-24 as an underdog.

The San Francisco Giants are on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The Giants have played in 48 games with an over/under line of 7.5 runs this season, and their record in those games is 26-22. The combined run average in their games this season is 8.7 runs per game, and the average over/under line for their games is 8 runs.

Giants starter Logan Webb is coming off a start in which he didn’t allow an earned run. Against the White Sox on August 21st, he went 8 innings, giving up 2 runs (both unearned) on six hits. He finished with a no-decision in the outing. Before that, Webb had picked up the win in three straight starts. His record for the season is 11-8, and he has an ERA of 3.13. This year, opponents are batting .245 off the right-hander. Webb has one complete game shutout this season.

San Francisco’s offense has been pretty average this season, as they are 16th in the league at 4.3 runs per game. They also come into the game with a team batting average of .242, which is 13th in the league. The Giants have two players tied for the team lead in homers, with Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos each having gone deep 20 times this season. Chapman is also 2nd on the team with 63 RBIs, while Ramos is the team’s current leader in RBIs.

Heliot Ramos has been swinging a hot bat of late, hitting .364 over his last six games with two homers and seven RBIs. During this stretch, he has scored five runs. Tyler Fitzgerald is also a player to watch for the Giants, as he is batting .298 for the season and has 14 homers.

Brewers Records & Stats

The Brewers will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Athletics with a 4-3 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 4th inning before the Athletics scored four runs in the bottom of the 4th. Milwaukee was the -145 favorite on the money line going into the game.

Frankie Montas had a rough outing, giving up four earned runs on five hits and issuing two walks. He also hit a batter and took the loss. The Brewers’s offense scored their only three runs in the 2nd inning. Gary Sanchez hit a homer, but the Brewers only had one other hit the rest of the game.

Milwaukee is 75-55 overall this year, good for 1st place in the NL Central. They hold a 10-game lead over the Cubs and will be hosting the Giants today. The Brewers are 26-16 in division play and head into today’s game having won five straight at home.

The Brewers have been playing well overall, as they are 7-3 in their last 10 games and took their most recent series vs. the Athletics. At home, the Brewers are 38-24 compared to 37-31 on the road. As the favorite, the Brewers are 42-30 and 33-25 as the underdog. So far, their overall series record is 23-15-4.

When it comes to betting the run line on the Brewers, it’s been a profitable venture overall, as they’ve covered the run line in 68 of their 130 games. They’ve been especially good as the underdog, covering in 39 of 58 games. They’re 30-32 against the run line at home, where they’re outscoring opponents by 0.7 runs per game. They’re 38-30 against the run line on the road, where they’re outscoring opponents by 1.0 runs per game.

The Milwaukee Brewers are at home today against the San Francisco Giants, and the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs. The combined run average in Brewers games this season is 8.8 runs per game, and their over/under record is 69-54. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, the over has hit in 21 of their 29 games, and 73.8% of their games this season have had higher over/under lines than 7.5 runs.

Milwaukee is sending right-hander Tobias Myers to the mound today vs. the Giants. He has made 19 starts this year and has a record of 6-5 with an ERA of 2.87. Myers has made six quality starts this year and is coming off an outing in which he didn’t allow a run. In that start vs. the Reds, he went 7 1/3 innings. Myers has allowed a total of 13 home runs this year. Per nine innings, he is averaging 7.84 strikeouts and 2.35 walks. Overall, he has a WHIP of 1.14.

William Contreras and Willy Adames have been the Brewers’ top power threats this season, with Contreras having 17 homers and Adames leading the team with 23. Adames’ 86 RBIs are also the best mark on the team and 9th in the league. However, Adames is batting just .251 this season, and Rhys Hoskins is even lower at .219.

Adames and Jackson Chourio are both on three-game hitting streaks, with Chourio batting .257 over his last nine games and Adames hitting .250 in that stretch. Adames has two homers in his last nine games and has driven in five runs.