The Milwaukee Brewers (2-4) and the Cincinnati Reds (2-4) take the field on Thursday at American Family Field, starting at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Brewers are moneyline favorites (-116), while the Reds are -104 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +159 odds. Milwaukee’s Nestor Cortes Jr. and Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo will take the mound first.

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Brewers vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-116)
• Underdog: Reds (-104)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have won two of the three games they were the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter, Milwaukee has a record of 2-1 (66.7%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Brewers a 53.7% chance to win.
• Milwaukee has played in six games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total three times (3-3-0).
• The Brewers have a 2-4-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 33.3% of the time).

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang has put up a team-best batting average of .320, and leads the Brewers in home runs (one) and runs batted in (four).
• Turang’s home runs rank 50th in MLB and he ranks 46th in RBI in MLB.
• Turang has safely hit in six straight games. During his last six games he is hitting .320 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Christian Yelich’s one home runs pace his team.
• Yelich ranks 50th in homers and 67th in RBI this year.
• Vinny Capra has a team-best one home runs.
• Jackson Chourio’s one home runs and four runs batted in both lead his team.
• Chourio heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .348 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
• Milwaukee has a 7.81 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Brewers have the fourth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.547).
• Brewers pitchers combine to allow the most home runs in baseball (17 total, 2.8 per game).
• In its 3-2 win last time out, Milwaukee struck out 14 Royals batters while allowing four hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• This season, the Reds have won one out of the three games in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Cincinnati has a record of 1-2 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -104 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in three of its six games with a total.
• In six games with a spread this season, the Reds are 3-3-0 ATS.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting average (.333) and runs batted in (eight) this season.
• De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 18th in MLB, and he is seventh in RBI.
• Matt McLain leads Cincinnati in home runs with three while driving in five runs and slugging .667.
• McLain ranks sixth in homers and 29th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Austin Wynns has two hits this season and a slash line of .500/.500/1.250.
• Wynns heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a home run and two RBI.
• TJ Friedl has five hits and an OBP of .273 to go with a slugging percentage of .238 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the big leagues.
• Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.83 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• Reds pitchers have a .870 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Reds have allowed the 17th-fewest home runs this season with seven, or 1.2 per game.
• Cincinnati pitchers struck out nine Rangers hitters while allowing three base hits in a 1-0 loss its last time out.