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Padres vs. Brewers Prediction and Odds for Thursday, June 2 (San Diego Gets Revenge on Milwaukee)

By Matt De Saro

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The second-place San Diego Padres are slowly, but surely, gaining ground on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. However, they hit a bit of a wall this week when they lost a series on the road to the St. Louis Cardinals. Things don't get easier for the Friars this weekend as they are facing down a four-game tilt against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers are hanging onto the top spot in the NL Central with a slim lead over the Cardinals. They are on an upswing and enter this on a bit of a hot streak with recent wins including two of three from the Padres last week. Can the Padres get swift revenge or will they lose more ground to the Dodgers at the hands of Milwaukee?

Here are the odds for this game, courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook. 

Padres vs. Brewers Odds, Run Line, and Total

Run Line

  • Padres +1.5 (-185)
  • Brewers -1.5 (+152)

Moneyline:

  • Padres +103
  • Brewers -113

Total:

  • 8 (Over -115/Under -105)

Padres vs. Brewers Prediction and Pick

The Padres aren’t the only entity looking for a bounce-back performance in this game.

Brewers starter Adrian Houser needs a win after laboring through his worst start of the season on Saturday. He coughed up eight runs, five earned, in just four innings of work against the Cardinals. He only struck out one batter while allowing two home runs to leave the ballpark.

And while it was his worst appearance of the year, the writing was on the wall after a subpar May overall. After posting a 2.53 ERA in April, Houser finished May at 4.68. Because of this, the Brewers are 0-4 in his last four starts and Houser hasn’t won a game in almost a month. All of these things combined make me very hesitant to bet the Brew Crew in this game. 

Sean Manaea will start for the Padres tonight, and despite a higher ERA, at least he’s been more consistent in 2022. Manaea is having a down year with a 4.02 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 56 innings. He is a near-lock to give up 2-3 runs per game while eating six or more innings. He failed to make six-inning just once and gave up more than three earned runs twice. I think his ERA is not as bad as it appears and his WHIP gives me hope that there is light at the end of his tunnel. 

Pick: Padres ML +103

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