Ala Hann Sport picks

With the preseason starting tonight, NFL betting is going to slowly start taking precedence over baseball. The MLB has had the full attention of the sporting world throughout the summer but now the seasons are changing.

Even so, there will be a very enticing pitching matchup to bet on Friday night as the Houston Astros visit the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Astros are seven games back in the Wild Card race while the Brewers are 7.5 games back. Both teams have lost ground recently after struggling in their last 10 games. The Astros are just 25-30 on the road this year while the Brewers are below .500 at home this year, just 27-28.

Houston Astros @ Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers will be the favorite in the offshore sportsbook because they are at home, but as mentioned, they haven’t played well at Miller Park this year. Even so, the Astros don’t play well on the road so it should be a fairly even matchup.

Two pitchers with sub-3.50 ERA’s take the hill as the Brewers send out their ace, Yovani Gallardo, and the Astros send out Wandy Rodriguez. Interestingly enough, both pitchers are very underrated in the national league.

The home field advantage should make a difference to the Brewers as Rodriguez has pitched much better at home than on the road. Rodriguez is 6-2 with a 1.92 ERA at home but on the road he’s 5-4 with a 3.14 ERA.

The biggest issue for him away has been allowing more walks and more hits. At home this year, his WHIP is a sparkling 1.03 but on the road, it bumps up to 1.41.

For baseball sports betting purposes, the Brewers should have a slight pitching advantage in this contest.

Gallardo has also pitched better at home this year, posting a 6-5 record with 3.11 ERA (ERA is 4.00 on the road). He bounced back well in his last start after giving up nine earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched on August 4^th.

Gallardo doesn’t get a ton of run support, which is part of the reason why he’s only 10-9. In his last eight starts, the Brewers have provided just 2.75 runs per game.

Even so, stick with the Brewers in this contest. They have the better pitcher on the mound and the home field advantage benefits their split stats.

Betting System Pick: Brewers