The Milwaukee Brewers (1-4) and the Kansas City Royals (2-3) meet on Wednesday at American Family Field, starting at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Brewers are moneyline favorites (-112), while the Royals are -107 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +160 odds. Freddy Peralta starts for Milwaukee while Kansas City will counter with Cole Ragans.

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Brewers vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-112)
• Underdog: Royals (-107)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers were the moneyline favorite 94 total times last season. They went 55-39 in those games.
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -112 or shorter last year, Milwaukee finished with a record of 53-38 (58.2%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Brewers’ implied win probability is 52.8%.
• Milwaukee combined with its opponents to hit the over on the total 84 times last season for an 84-70-11 record against the over/under.
• The Brewers covered 52.4% of their games last season, going 86-78-0 ATS.

Brewers hitting info

• William Contreras racked up a batting average of .281 with 92 runs batted in last season.
• Jackson Chourio had 29 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 39 walks while batting .275.
• Brice Turang hit .254 last season with 24 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 50 walks.
• Joey Ortiz had 25 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .239.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers pitching staff ranked 15th in the majors last season with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Milwaukee had the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
• Last season Brewers pitchers combined for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.234).
• Brewers pitchers combined to give up 196 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in MLB).

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals were underdogs in 87 games last season and won 38 (43.7%) of those contests.
• Last season, Kansas City won 36 of its 82 games, or 43.9%, when it was the underdog by at least -107 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 51.7% chance to win.
• Games involving Kansas City went over the total set by bookmakers in 70 of 168 chances last season.
• The Royals were 92-76-0 ATS in their 168 games with a spread last season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. hit 32 home runs last season, drove in 109 runs and posted a .332 batting average.
• Vinnie Pasquantino hit .262 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .446.
• Salvador Perez finished with a .271 average, 27 home runs and 104 RBI last season.
• Jonathan India hit .248 with an OBP of .357 and a slugging percentage of .392.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals averaged the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the big leagues last season.
• Kansas City pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.76 last year, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Royals ranked 13th in MLB with a combined 1.245 WHIP last season.
• With just 146 homers allowed, the Royals ranked first in the majors at preventing long balls.