Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-275) Washington (+220)

The Milwaukee Brewers (64-44) are headed to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (44-64). The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at -275 while the Nationals are at +220. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jacob Misiorowski and Brad Lord.

Milwaukee is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 860 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions. They have recorded 483 RBI's in addition to 911 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .251. The Brewers have hit 160 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 104 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 517 runs and hold an OBP of .324. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have allowed 115 home runs and 422 runs (5th in baseball). Milwaukee has given up 833 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 387 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.63 so far this season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 937 batters. They have walked 359 batters and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a squad so far this season.

Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 99 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 75 holds so far this year (4th in MLB). The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 120 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of their 42 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 151 runners on the campaign with 31.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Brewers have sent 373 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Brewers have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 8,643 innings on the field, which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have 2,881 putouts for the season, in addition to 866 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 15th in MLB, and have a total of 76 double plays.

Misiorowski has pitched in 33 innings and has 47 K's during his career. Misiorowski (4-1 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 2.68 and he has gone up against 129 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.72 (10 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.967. He has conceded 18 base knocks (4.9 hits per nine innings) and has 14 free passes.

The Nationals hold a slugging % of .387 and they score 4.29 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have recorded 175 doubles, while getting a free base 314 times as well as recording 463 runs. Washington has recorded 104 HRs on the season to go along with 444 runs batted in. They have struck out on 847 instances (24th in MLB) and have recorded 884 hits. The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .244 so far this season.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 573 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.14 (541 earned runs allowed). They have given up 126 long balls and they concede 5.44 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.402 in addition to having a FIP of 4.44 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (815 strikeouts vs 357 free passes). They come in at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 972.

Washington has called on relievers to enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have earned 21 saves. They rank 19th in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 376 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.9% out of their 193 inherited base runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 44 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In 8,535 innings on the field, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (28th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 83 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Nationals have recorded 918 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,845 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Lord has surrendered 65 hits and he has 59 punch outs in 74 frames. He has allowed 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.201 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and he has faced 305 batters in his pro baseball career. Lord (2-5 career mark) has earned a 3.28 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-275)

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