Boston Red Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-160) Milwaukee (+132)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (26-28) will take on the Boston Red Sox (27-28) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Boston at -160 while Milwaukee is coming in at +132. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cooper Criswell and Aaron Civale.

Boston has a slugging rate of .425 and have been called out on strikes 492 times, while being walked on 183 occasions. They have 256 runs batted in as well as 486 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .254. The Red Sox have hit 103 doubles as a unit and have hit 69 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 267 runs while holding a team OBP of .325. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 51 long balls and also 249 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Boston has conceded 486 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 221 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.02 this season (18th in the league), and they have struck out 456 hitters. They have walked 178 batters and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a team on the year.

The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 52.2% and have come into the game in 43 save situations. The relievers have inherited 73 runners so far this season and 37.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 177 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 19 holds so far this season (29th in the league). They have compiled 12 saves this year and have blown 11 of their 23 chances to save the game.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 1,484 putouts on the year, in addition to 511 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which ranks 28th in MLB, and have earned 52 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,452 innings, which has them sitting 29th in MLB.

Criswell has pitched in 141 innings and is sitting with 104 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.78 (75 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.453. He has surrendered 161 hits (10.3 hits per nine innings) with 44 free passes. Criswell (7-7 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.71 while going up against 625 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .353 and they score 4.30 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have recorded 70 doubles, while walking 186 times and scoring 232 runs. Milwaukee has 45 home runs this season to go along with 211 RBIs. They have struck out on 439 instances (13th in baseball) and have recorded 416 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers hold an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .233 for the season.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.347 with a FIP of 4.24 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (437 strikeouts against 199 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 441. They have conceded 59 dingers and they give up 4.49 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 237 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (217 earned runs yielded).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.2% of 88 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 64 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 35 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 20th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 200 relievers to the mound for the year. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Brewers have 413 assists, 34 errors and have 1,426 putouts this season. In 4,278 innings on the field, the Brewers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (19th in the majors).

In his career, Civale has allowed 602 hits while earning 582 punch outs in 643 innings. He has surrendered a total of 292 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.205 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and he has gone up against 2,669 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Civale (39-36 mark in his career) has a 4.09 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-160)

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