Brewers vs. Padres Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/5/2022

The Milwaukee Brewers will look to pick up their 34th win of the season when they take on the San Diego Padres (32-21) Sunday. The game begins at 2:10 PM ET, with the Brewers listed as -130 favorites on the moneyline. Eric Lauer gets the starting nod for Milwaukee while Mike Clevinger is San Diego’s starter for the contest.

Brewers vs. Padres Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Brewers vs. Padres

Our computer pick: San Diego Padres (+110) and Over (7.5)

Brewers vs. Padres Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Eric Lauer
• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Mike Clevinger
• Game Day: Sunday, June 5, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Stadium: American Family Field

Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Pitching Matchup

Brewers Starter Eric Lauer

• The Brewers will send Lauer (5-1) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 5-1 with a 2.49 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty’s last appearance came on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed four innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.49, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .214 batting average against him.
• Lauer is looking to collect his sixth quality start of the season.
• Lauer has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this year heading into this matchup.
• He will face a Padres offense that ranks 17th in the league with 222 runs while batting .233 as a squad. It has a collective .357 slugging percentage (28th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 40 home runs (26th in MLB).

Padres Starter Mike Clevinger

• Clevinger will make his first start of the season for the Padres.
• The 31-year-old right-hander will make his season debut.
• The Brewers have scored 243 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB. They have 419 hits, 18th in baseball, with 70 home runs (second in the league).

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Brewers have been favorites in 47 games this season and won 28 (59.6%) of those contests.
• This season, Milwaukee has won 27 of its 39 games, or 69.2%, when favored by at least -130 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 56.5%.
• Games involving Milwaukee have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 25 of 55 chances this season.
• The Brewers are 25-30-0 against the spread this season.

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have come away with 11 wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• San Diego has a win-loss record of 7-5 when favored by +110 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 47.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with San Diego have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 23 of 54 chances this season.
• The Padres are 28-26-0 against the spread in their 54 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rowdy Tellez’s 10 round-trippers and 36 RBI both lead the Brewers, in addition to his team-high .256 average.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Tellez ranks 24th in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• Christian Yelich has nine doubles, two triples, five home runs and 25 walks while hitting .223.
• Yelich is 101st in homers and 112th in RBI on the year.
• Kolten Wong is hitting .224 with eight doubles, three triples, three home runs and 21 walks.
• Jace Peterson has six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 14 walks while batting .237.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Manny Machado paces the Padres with nine home runs and 32 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .342.
• In all of the big leagues, Machado ranks 33rd in homers and 18th in RBI.
• Machado has collected a hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Jurickson Profar is batting .231 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks.
• Profar ranks 65th overall in home runs and 52nd in RBI this year.
• Eric Hosmer is batting .299 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.
• Jake Cronenworth is hitting .212 with nine doubles, two triples, four home runs and 21 walks.

Betting Tips for Brewers vs. Padres

Our best bet is the Padres on the moneyline at +110 after analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 7.5 runs.