Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

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

The Cincinnati Reds (64-58) welcome the Milwaukee Brewers (76-44) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at -210 and the Reds are sitting at +172. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Quintana and Andrew Abbott.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 5.2 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They are sitting with 620 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .332. The Brewers have hit 188 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 127 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 578 runs batted in as well as 1,052 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .259. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .405 and have been called out on strikes 946 times, while being walked on 411 occasions.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.59 for the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,036 batters. Brewers pitchers have given up 131 long balls and 461 runs in total (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 397 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team this season. Milwaukee has conceded 918 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 426 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 73.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 runners so far this year with 30.6% of them ended up scoring. Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 105 times as well as having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 408 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have earned 82 holds over the course of the season (5th in baseball). They have compiled 34 saves on the campaign and have not converted 12 out of their 46 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 3,205 putouts on the year, as well as 972 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 12th in pro baseball, and have a total of 86 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.3% of balls in play into outs in their 9,615 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in pro baseball.

Quintana has taken the ball for 2,068 innings and has earned 1,796 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.73 (857 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.278. He has given up 2,016 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 627 free passes. Quintana (112-107 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.67 while he has faced 8,675 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .247 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,049 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,012 base hits. Cincinnati has knocked in 122 long balls on the campaign to go along with 521 runs batted in. The Reds have a team slugging % of .391 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have tallied 196 doubles, while getting a free base 398 times and putting up 554 runs.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,009 strikeouts against 380 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 948. They have relinquished 133 homers and they yield 4.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 503 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.83 (458 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of 166 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 113 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on base. With 123 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 77 holds and also 15 blown saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 413 relievers to the hill for the season. Cincinnati has had relievers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Reds have 927 assists, 62 errors and have earned 3,233 putouts this season. In their 9,699 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Abbott has allowed 328 base hits while he has earned 339 punch outs in 370 innings. Abbott (26-19 record in his career) holds a 3.33 earned run average and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 137 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.59 and he has gone up against 1,544 hitters so far in 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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