Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+102) Los Angeles (-122)

The Milwaukee Brewers (56-40) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (58-39). The odds on this game have the Brewers at +102 while the Dodgers are sitting at -122. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Tyler Glasnow.

The Brewers have tallied 137 doubles as a squad and have knocked 93 balls out of the stadium. Milwaukee is slugging .383 and have been rung up 760 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in the league. They have 426 RBI's and 796 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .248. They have earned a total of 457 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324.

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The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.66 for the year (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 831 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 101 home runs in addition to 376 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a squad over the course of the season. Milwaukee has yielded 747 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 347 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.59 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

The Brewers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 67.6% and have come into the game in 104 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners so far this year and 32.6% of those players crossed home plate. Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 90 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 333 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 65 holds on the year (7th in the league). They have recorded 25 saves on the season and have not converted 12 of their 37 chances to get a save.

The Brewers have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,680 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 2,560 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 757 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 66 double plays.

Quintana (108-106 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 8,559 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,989 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 622 free passes. His ERA is 3.73 (845 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.280. Quintana has thrown 2,040 innings and has accounted for 1,775 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the year. They have been rung up on 806 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned a total of 850 base knocks. Los Angeles has tallied 145 home runs on the year to go along with 500 RBIs. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .445 and they have an average of 5.34 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have notched 160 two-baggers, while getting a free base 353 times and scoring 518 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.313 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 798. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 449 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.29 (413 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (851 strikeouts vs 339 free passes). They have surrendered 123 long balls and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Sitting with 121 save situations, the Dodgers have 75 holds and 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.3% of 116 inherited runners. They sit at 10th in MLB with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have sent 350 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 71 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have accrued 833 assists, 44 errors and have accumulated 2,599 putouts this year. In 7,797 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (16th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Glasnow has given up 533 hits while he has tallied 874 strikeouts in 686 innings. He has given up 290 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.157 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and he has gone up against 2,816 opposing hitters in his career. Glasnow (40-33 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.80 earned run average while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+102)

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