The Brewers entered the all-star break on a 3-game losing streak. However, they opened up the 2nd half of their season by taking 3 of 4 games from the Rockies and both of their games against the Twins. That's allowed them to take control of the NL Central for now. Meanwhile, the Red Sox have done quite the opposite, as they've fallen to last place in the AL East. It's unlikely anyone projected the Orioles to be above Boston at this point in the season. With so much going on between these teams, there are plenty of markets to target for this series opener. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today's games.
Brewers -1.5 (-105)
Brewers – Over 5.5 total runs (+115)
Willy Adames 2+ total bases (-115)
Parlay odds: +300
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Brewers -1.5 (-105)
The Red Sox struggles have not only been surprising, they've been severe. They entered the all-star break losing their last 2 games by a combined score of 27-3. Then, their 1st game out of the break was the 28-5 loss that took the league by storm. They went on to get swept by the Blue Jays at home, and were more recently upset by the Guardians at home. While they get to remain home once again for this series, there doesn't seem to be much of an advantage in that regard. While the Sox have been getting smashed, the Brewers have been bombing away. Since the all-star break, Milwaukee's lineup has looked great.'
Despite a lackluster series finale, they still scored 25 runs in their series against the Rockies. They followed that up by producing 17 runs across 2 games against the Twins. Their most recent game was a 10-4 win off the back of 2 massive Rowdy Tellez home runs. That type of power is what is lacking for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers remains on the injured list, and even J.D. Martinez is less than 100%. That coupled with a bad starting rotation is a recipe for disaster. Meanwhile, the Brewers rotation has gotten healthy and is as strong as ever. It won't be ace Corbin Burnes tonight, but Brandon Woodruff would be the ace if he were in Boston. He's allowed more than 2 runs just once in his 5 starts since returning from the injured list, and should continue that against a depleted Sox lineup.