Milwaukee Brewers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Philadelphia Phillies (35-19) host the Milwaukee Brewers (29-28) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at +172 and Philadelphia is at -210. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chad Patrick and Jesus Luzardo.

Milwaukee is slugging .353 and have been called out on strikes 464 times, while taking a walk on 199 occasions. They have compiled 225 runs batted in as well as 438 hits this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .232. The Brewers have earned 76 doubles as a squad and have smacked 48 balls out of the stadium. They have 246 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 61 long balls and 245 total runs (21st in MLB). Milwaukee has surrendered 464 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 224 earned runs. The Brewers have an earned run average of 4.00 so far this year (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 467 hitters. They have walked 213 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team on the campaign.

Brewers pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 61 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 36 holds this year (9th in the league). The Brewers relievers have compiled a save rate of 59.1% and have come into the game in 60 save situations. They have earned 13 saves for the year and have not converted 9 of their 22 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 93 base runners so far this year with 35.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Brewers have dispatched 211 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Brewers have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,539 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 1,513 putouts on the campaign, as well as 444 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Patrick has taken the mound for 57 innings and has accounted for 51 K's during his career. Patrick (2-4 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.94 while facing 241 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.99 (19 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.259. He has conceded 54 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 18 free passes.

Philadelphia has knocked in 58 long balls on the year as well as 248 RBIs. They have 85 doubles, while taking a walk 204 times and scoring 262 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an on-base percentage of .336 in addition to a batting average of .259 this year. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .408 and they are recording 4.85 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 427 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 480 base hits.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.253 in addition to having a FIP of 3.36 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.80 (531 strikeouts against 159 walks). They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 449. They have given up 52 homers and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 218 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (197 earned runs conceded).

Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have converted 19 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 172 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 61 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Phillies have earned 31 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 37 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 466 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 1,457 putouts on the season. In their 4,371 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in baseball).

Luzardo (31-34 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.04 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and he has faced 2,419 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 260 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.244 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Luzardo has surrendered 521 hits and he has 636 strikeouts in 579 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+172)

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