Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks NL Wild Card Game 2 odds, tips and betting trends

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04 October 2023

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks NL Wild Card Game 2 odds, tips and betting trends

The Milwaukee Brewers host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday 7:08 PM ET at American Family Field. The Diamondbacks have a 1-0 series lead.

The Brewers are favored at home (-132) against the Diamondbacks (+113). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Milwaukee Brewers looking to Freddy Peralta (12-10), and Zac Gallen (17-9) answering the bell for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Yesterday, the Diamondbacks picked up a 6-3 victory over the Brewers, with Joe Mantiply (0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) earning the win for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive attack. Corbin Burnes (4.0 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 5 K) was handed the loss for the Brewers.

Before watching the Brewers vs. Diamondbacks, here is what you need to know about Wednesday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines

BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:17 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Brewers (-132, bet $132 to win $100)
Underdog: Diamondbacks (+113, bet $100 to win $113)
Over/under: 7.5

The Brewers have been favorites in 88 games this season and won 52 (59.1%) of those contests.
Milwaukee has a record of 34-23 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -132 on the moneyline.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.9% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
Milwaukee’s games have gone over the total in 73 of its 163 chances.
The Brewers are 82-81-0 against the spread this season.

Peralta gets the start for the Brewers, his 31st of the season. He is 12-10 with a 3.80 ERA and 210 strikeouts through 165 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Sunday, Sept. 24, the righty went three innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up four earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.80, with 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 30 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .211 batting average against him.
Peralta has 16 quality starts under his belt this year.
Peralta has pitched five or more innings in a game 28 times this season entering this outing.
He has made five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 1360 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 746 runs scored. It has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 22nd in home runs (166) in all of MLB.
The 27-year-old’s 3.80 ERA ranks 26th, 1.111 WHIP ranks 11th, and 11.4 K/9 ranks fourth among qualifying pitchers this season.

The Brewers rank 24th in Major League Baseball with 165 home runs.
The offense for Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .386 this season, 25th in MLB.
The Brewers rank 23rd in MLB with a .240 team batting average.
Milwaukee has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 728 (4.5 per game).
The Brewers have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.320).
Milwaukee ranks 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.

The Diamondbacks have won in 42, or 47.7%, of the 88 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Arizona has a win-loss record of 23-30 when favored by +113 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 46.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Arizona’s games have gone over the total in 71 of its 163 opportunities.
The Diamondbacks are 89-74-0 against the spread in their 163 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Gallen (17-9) gets the starting nod for the Diamondbacks in his 35th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.47 ERA in 210 2/3 innings pitched, with 220 strikeouts.
In his last outing on Saturday against the Houston Astros, the righty threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.47, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 34 games this season. Opponents are hitting .238 against him.
Gallen is aiming for his third quality start in a row.
Gallen will try to pitch five or more innings for his 25th straight start. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in eight of his 34 outings this season.
He will take the mound against a Brewers squad that is batting .240 as a unit (23rd in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .386 (25th in the league) with 165 total home runs (24th in MLB action).
Gallen has a 0.64 ERA and a 0.571 WHIP against the Brewers this season in 14 innings pitched, allowing a .133 batting average over two appearances.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.47 ERA ranks 16th, 1.119 WHIP ranks 12th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 17th.

The Diamondbacks rank 22nd in baseball with 166 total home runs.
This season, Arizona’s .408 slugging percentage is 17th in the majors.
The Diamondbacks have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.250).
Averaging 4.6 runs per game (746 total), Arizona is the 14th-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Diamondbacks rank 14th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .322.