Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, October 17, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+145) Los Angeles (-175)

The Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) in Game 4 of the NLCS. The moneyline on this matchup has the Brewers at +145 and the Dodgers are at -175. The total comes in at 7.5. The men expected to take the mound are Jacob Misiorowski and Shohei Ohtani.

The Brewers have tallied 265 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 166 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .403 and have struck out 1,266 times, while drawing a walk on 564 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. They have accumulated 750 runs batted in and 1,423 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .258. They have notched a total of 806 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.58 this season (2nd in the league), and they have struck out 1,432 batters. Brewers pitchers have given up 168 home runs and also 634 total runs (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 534 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a team over the course of the season. Milwaukee has allowed 1,237 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 574 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Brewers pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 145 times and also have had 187 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 107 holds so far this season (4th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 68.2% and stepped onto the hill in 177 save situations. They have recorded 45 saves this year and have blown 21 of their 66 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 runners so far this year and 31.7% of them crossed home plate. The Brewers have sent 550 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 4,326 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,297 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 122 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 12,978 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in pro baseball.

Misiorowski (5-3 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.30 while going up against 273 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 51 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 31 free passes. His earned run average is 4.36 (32 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.242. Misiorowski has taken the mound for 66 innings and has racked up 87 K's so far in his career.

The Dodgers have a SLG% of .441 and they are scoring 5.09 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 257 two-baggers, while taking a walk 580 times as well as putting up 825 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 244 home runs on the season to go along with 791 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,353 occasions (16th in baseball) and have 1,384 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 683 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.95 (633 earned runs conceded). They have given up 175 home runs and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (1,505 strikeouts against 563 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,250.

Sitting with 206 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 128 holds and 27 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the game in 73 save opportunities and they have earned 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 186 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.1% of 230 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have sent 581 relievers onto the diamond on the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 1,346 assists, 68 errors and have accumulated 4,323 putouts for the season. In 12,969 innings played, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Ohtani has surrendered 388 base hits and he has 670 punch outs in 528 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 176 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.079 and having a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has gone up against 2,139 batters during his MLB career. Ohtani (39-20 career record) has a 3.00 earned run average while giving up 6.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-175)

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