Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Chicago White Sox (7-21) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (14-15) at Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Brewers at -128 while the White Sox are coming in at +106. The over/under has been set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Tobias Myers and Shane Smith.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have accumulated 146 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. The Brewers have hit 39 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 26 balls out of the park. They have earned 129 runs batted in as well as 244 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .249. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .377 and have been rung up 227 times, while drawing a walk on 96 occasions.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.16 this year (19th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 230 batters. Brewers pitchers have given up 34 home runs in addition to 129 runs in total (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 114 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.46 as a unit so far this year. Milwaukee has conceded 228 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 117 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Brewers pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 24 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 17 holds so far this year (15th in baseball). The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 57.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 25 save situations. They have tallied 4 saves on the year and have blown 3 out of their 7 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 37 runners for the season and 48.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Brewers have sent 101 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Brewers have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,277 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in MLB. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 759 putouts this season, in addition to 215 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and have earned 22 double plays.

Myers has taken the ball for 142 innings and has racked up 129 strikeouts in his career. Myers (9-6 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.00 and he has faced 589 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.04 (48 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.197. He has given up 130 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 40 free passes.

Chicago has knocked in 22 HRs this season as well as 92 RBIs. They have 37 doubles, while getting a free base 94 times and scoring 95 runs. The Chicago White Sox have earned a team OBP of .286 in addition to a team batting average of .211 this season. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .326 and they score 3.39 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have struck out on 238 occasions (14th in MLB) and have tallied 192 base hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.354 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (211 strikeouts vs 108 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 217. They have given up 34 homers and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 120 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.13 (110 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have earned 1 save. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have dispatched 91 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 24 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 36 inherited base runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 9 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (26th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 227 assists, 19 errors and have earned 720 putouts during this campaign. In their 2,160 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (11th in baseball).

Smith (1-1 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.32 ERA while allowing 5.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and he has gone up against 109 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.959 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.3. In his career, Smith has surrendered 17 hits and he has 22 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-128)

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