Miami Marlins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+132) Milwaukee (-160)

The Miami Marlins (52-45) are headed to American Family Field on Saturday where they will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (59-37). The odds on this game have the Marlins at +132 and the Brewers are opening at -160. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Max Meyer and Shane Drohan.

Miami has a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 778 times, while taking a walk on 334 occasions. They have 422 RBI's as well as 817 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .253. The Marlins have hit 165 doubles as a unit and have knocked 98 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 439 runs scored while having a team OBP of .330. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in the league.

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The Marlins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.02 so far this year (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 815 hitters. Marlins pitchers have given up 95 home runs and 415 total runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 325 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a squad this year. Miami has conceded 734 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 381 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Marlins bullpen have a save percentage of 67.6% and have entered the game in 91 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 out of their 34 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 runners for the year with 20.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 84 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 311 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 55 holds for the season (11th in the league).

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 2,562 putouts for the season, as well as 788 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 69 double plays. The Marlins have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 7,686 innings, which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball.

Meyer has thrown 235 innings and has accumulated 236 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Meyer (15-12 career record) has a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 1,005 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.06 (106 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.284. He has surrendered 223 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 79 free passes.

The Brewers hold a slugging % of .398 and they are earning 5.09 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have 175 two-baggers, while getting a free base 397 times and scoring 489 runs. Milwaukee has accounted for 89 home runs for the year and 463 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 784 instances (20th in baseball) and have 832 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 363 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.48 (332 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 95 dingers and they give up 3.81 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.169 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.59 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.70 (928 strikeouts against 309 free passes). They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 694.

They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Brewers have 46 holds and also 15 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 45 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.4% of 114 inherited runners.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Brewers have racked up 737 assists, 40 errors and have a tally of 2,576 putouts on the season. In their 7,728 innings on the field, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in MLB).

During his career, Drohan has conceded 64 hits while he has totaled 67 strikeouts in 70 frames. Drohan (4-3 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.09 earned run average while surrendering 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 24 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and having a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and he has faced 292 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+132)

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