Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+160) Los Angeles (-190)

The Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Thursday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) in Game 3 of the NLCS. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0. The moneyline on this matchup has Milwaukee at +160 while Los Angeles is priced at -190. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Jose Quintana and Tyler Glasnow.

The Brewers have accrued 265 doubles as a squad and have smacked 166 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 1,266 times, while taking a walk on 564 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have 750 runs batted in as well as 1,423 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .258. They have earned a total of 806 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.58 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,432 batters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 168 home runs in addition to 634 runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 534 hitters and their FIP is 3.91 as a team so far this season. Milwaukee has given up 1,237 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 574 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 68.2% and have entered the game in 177 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 runners over the course of the season and 31.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 145 times in addition to having 187 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 550 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers are sitting with 107 holds so far this year (4th in baseball). They have recorded 45 saves on the year and have blown 21 of 66 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 4,326 putouts for the season, as well as 1,297 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have turned 122 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 12,978 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in MLB.

Quintana (113-110 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 while he has faced 8,812 batters in the majors. He has allowed 2,043 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 641 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (877 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.278. Quintana has taken the mound for 2,100 frames and is sitting with 1,816 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .441 and they are recording 5.09 runs per outing (2nd in MLB). They have 257 two-baggers, while walking 580 times and notching 825 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 244 HRs this year to go along with 791 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,353 occasions (16th in the league) and have 1,384 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .253 this year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.258 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.40 (1,505 strikeouts against 563 walks). They come in at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,250. They have given up 175 HR's and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 683 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.95 (633 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 73 save chances and they have come away with 46 saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have sent 581 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 186 times in high leverage situations and on 149 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.1% of 230 inherited runners. Sitting with 206 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 128 holds in addition to 27 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 102 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,346 assists, 68 errors and have accumulated 4,323 putouts during this campaign. In 12,969 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in baseball).

Glasnow (43-36 career mark) has a 3.74 ERA and has given up 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.28 and he has faced 3,085 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 313 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.148 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Glasnow has surrendered 575 base knocks while he has accumulated 952 punch outs in 753 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-190)

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