New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+125) Milwaukee (-145)

The Milwaukee Brewers (70-44) will take on the New York Mets (63-52) at American Family Field on Friday. The odds on this game have the Mets at +125 and the Brewers are sitting at -145. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kodai Senga and Brandon Woodruff.

As a squad, the New York Mets are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have tallied 501 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Mets have accrued 180 two-baggers as a team and have hit 140 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 486 runs batted in in addition to 915 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .239. New York owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 921 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Mets pitchers have conceded 102 home runs in addition to 466 runs in total (8th in baseball). New York has conceded 927 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 417 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 3.67 for the year (6th in the league), and they have struck out 983 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 410 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team this year.

The Mets relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 126 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 runners on the campaign with 33.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 122 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 375 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have a total of 74 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). They have compiled 34 saves so far this year and have blown 18 of their 52 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 3,066 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,035 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 86 double plays. The Mets have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,198 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in the majors.

Senga (20-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 2.72 while going up against 1,085 batters in the majors. He has allowed 196 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 122 free passes. His earned run average is 2.76 (80 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.221. Senga has thrown 260 innings and has earned 297 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Brewers have a team SLG% of .398 and they average 5.00 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have notched 176 doubles, while getting a free base 387 times and scoring 570 runs. Milwaukee has 114 home runs on the campaign to go along with 532 runs batted in. They have struck out on 899 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 992 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .257 so far this year.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 876. The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 443 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.62 (408 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (988 strikeouts vs 380 free passes). They have given up 121 home runs and they relinquish 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Sitting with 126 save situations, the Brewers have amassed 79 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 155 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have sent 390 relievers to the mound this year.

In 9,129 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in MLB). The Brewers have accrued 915 assists, 53 errors and have earned 3,043 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Woodruff has allowed 549 base hits while he has earned 825 K's in 708 innings. He has given up a total of 241 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.029 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.58 and he has faced 2,831 hitters in his career. Woodruff (49-26 career record) has earned a 3.06 earned run average and has given up 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-145)

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