Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-210) Cincinnati (+172)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (64-58) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (76-44) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at -210 while the Reds are at +172. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jacob Misiorowski and Nick Martinez.

Milwaukee has a slugging % of .405 and have been called out on strikes 946 times, while being walked on 411 occasions. They have earned 578 runs batted in as well as 1,052 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .259. The Brewers have hit 188 doubles as a squad and have hit 127 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 620 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.59 for the year (3rd in MLB), and they have rung up 1,036 batters. Brewers pitchers have given up 131 home runs in addition to 461 runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 397 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.00 as a unit on the campaign. Milwaukee has conceded 918 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 426 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers have dispatched 408 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 runners for the season with 30.6% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 34 saves this season and have blown 12 of their 46 chances to get a save. The Brewers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 73.9% and have entered the game in 132 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 82 holds so far this year (4th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 105 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,615 innings, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 3,205 putouts on the year, in addition to 972 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which is 12th in MLB, and have a total of 86 double plays.

Misiorowski has pitched in 33 innings and has earned 47 strikeouts during his MLB career. Misiorowski (4-1 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.68 and he has gone up against 129 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.72 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.967. He has allowed 18 hits (4.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 14 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds hold a team on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .247 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,049 occasions (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,012 base hits. Cincinnati has compiled 122 long balls so far this year as well as 521 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging % of .391 and they earn 4.54 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have hit 196 doubles, while taking a walk 398 times as well as scoring 554 runs.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,009 strikeouts vs 380 free passes). They are currently ranked 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 948. They have conceded 133 long balls and they give up 4.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 503 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (458 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Reds have 77 holds and also 15 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have converted 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 105 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of 166 inherited base runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 65.9%, and they have sent 413 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 74 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Reds have racked up 927 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 3,233 putouts so far this year. In 9,699 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Martinez has surrendered 906 base knocks and he has 651 K's in 910 innings pitched. Martinez (47-54 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.15 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 420 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and he has gone up against 3,861 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+172)

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