Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros Prediction: Will Corbin Burnes, Cristian Javier Win This Pitcher's Duel?

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros Prediction: Will Corbin Burns, Cristian Javier Win This Pitcher's Duel?

This is a no-brainer. Let's get into my pick, prediction, and odds for this MLB matchup.

Brewers vs. Astros Start Time and Where to Watch

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Game Time: 7:40 pm ET
Where to Watch: MLB.TV

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros Prediction

1u - Astros/Brewers NRSI / MIL u7.5 Team Total -140 is currently the best odds. Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds

For those that could be confused, our juice reducer is specifically for Milwaukee not to score 8+ runs. It is not the game's total under, which is also 7.5. Now that we have that cleared up let's get into why this one is a beauty.

Cristian Javier is the main man we are trusting. Javier doesn’t have the largest sample size against these Brewers bats with just 17 plate appearances, but they have only accumulated two hits in those 17. He is an ace and someone I trust here tonight. For our juice reducer, when he starts, the opposing team has only scored 8+ once in two years.

On the other side, there is Corbin Burnes. We just need three outs from him here. Burnes has seemingly gotten it together after a tough two starts to the season. Although the Astros' middle of the order is also scary, getting to likely avoid Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, and Alex Bregman is huge.

This game screams pitchers duel, so let's hope for our six outs a dream to be sweat-free. This game has the lowest total on the slate, and deservingly so. NRSIs have been kind to us again this year, and I have no plans on stopping them anytime soon; they are the gift that keeps giving. Let's roll!

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