<p>The Yankees continue their charge toward a division title while the Brewers continue their pursuit of a wild-card berth, heading into the opener of this three-game inter-league series in Milwaukee Friday night. Frankie Montas, a disappointment for his new team so far, gets the start on the mound for New York here against Adrian Houser for the Brew Crew.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Friday's baseball betting lines opened New York and Montas at around -135 over Milwaukee and Houser, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Early betting action then dipped the Yanks to as low as -112 and the total down to 8 runs.</p>
<h2>Yankees-Brewers MLB Betting Preview </h2>
<p>New York just swept two games at Boston, winning 7-6 in 10 innings Tuesday, then 5-3 Wednesday. The Yankees then had Thursday off.</p>
<p>Just before that, New York took two of three games from Tampa Bay, and just before that, it took two of three from Minnesota. So the Yanks are 3-0 over their last three series and 8-2 over their last ten games.</p>
<p>At 87-56 overall, New York leads the AL East by 6.5 games over the second-place Rays but trails Houston by 6.5 games in the battle for the best record in the American League.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Milwaukee split two games at St. Louis, winning Tuesday 8-4 but losing Wednesday 4-1. The Brewers then also had Thursday off.</p>
<p>Just before that, Milwaukee took two of three from Cincinnati, and just before that, it swept two games from San Francisco. So the Brewers are 2-0-1 over their last three series and 5-2 over their last seven games.</p>
<p>At 76-67 overall, Milwaukee is not going to catch the Cardinals in the NL Central race, but it's only a game and a half back of San Diego in the battle for the third and final NL wild-card spot.</p>
<p>This series is the first meeting between these former division rivals since the Brewers took two of three games from the Yanks at Yankee Stadium back in 2017.</p>
<h2>Friday's Pitching Match-Up</h2>
<p><a class="advblue"href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/72537&quot; title="Adrian Houser Pitching Game Stats">Houser</a> is just 4/18 on quality starts this season but going OK as of late. Last Saturday, he held the Reds to one run and one hit through six innings of a 5-1 Milwaukee victory. And over his last three outings, he's allowed four runs - two earned - and four hits through 13 innings.</p>
<p>The Brewers are only 7-11 with Houser this season, but that's probably a couple of games worse than they should be, based on his performances.</p>
<p>This will be Houser's first career start against the Yankees.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/70849&quot; title="Frankie Montas Pitching Game Logs">Montas</a> is 10/26 on quality starts this year but 0/7 since becoming a Yankee back at the trade deadline. Last Friday against Tampa, he gave up four runs and nine hits through 5 2/3 innings of a 4-2 New York loss. But just before that, he held the Rays scoreless through five frames of a 2-1 Yankees win.</p>
<p>Oakland played 5-14 with Montas this season, although that certainly wasn't all his fault, while the Yanks are 3-4 with him, and that is, in good part, his doing.</p>
<p>This will be Montas' first career start against Milwaukee.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>New York is batting .239 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .321 team OBP and a .419 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>The Brewers are slashing .242/.320/.431 against right-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens </h2>
<p>The Milwaukee bullpen owns a 3.94 ERA this season, along with a 1.23 WHIP.</p>
<p>The Yankees pen owns a 2.94 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>New York is 37-34 on the road this season and 63-41 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Milwaukee is 39-27 at home and 51-44 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report</h2>
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<li>The Under is 72-67 in Yankees games this season.</li>
<li>The Over is 68-64 in Brewers games.</li>
<li>The Over is 32-30 at American Family Field this season.</li>
<li>The Under is a combined 26-16 with Houser and Montas this season.</li>
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