Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Milwaukee Brewers (33-20) are hitting the road to Daikin Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (25-32). The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at -122 and Houston is coming in at +102. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Brandon Sproat and Kai-Wei Teng.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have racked up 259 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .332. The Brewers have hit 88 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 37 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 243 RBI's in addition to 437 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .246. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .364 and have been rung up 427 times, while being walked on 221 occasions.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.14 over the course of the season (2nd in MLB), and they have struck out 514 batters. Brewers pitchers have conceded 37 home runs and 181 runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 186 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.21 as a team over the course of the season. Milwaukee has yielded 374 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and 165 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Brewers have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 base runners on the season with 36.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The bullpen have 27 holds for the season (20th in MLB). Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 43 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 17 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of 25 save opportunities. The Brewers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have 1,417 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 408 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 42 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,251 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

Sproat (1-5 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.51 and he has gone up against 280 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 60 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 34 free passes. His ERA is 5.59 (40 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.460. Sproat has taken the ball for 64 innings and is sitting with 65 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .322 and a batting average of .246 so far this season. They have struck out on 456 occasions (18th in the league) and have a total of 472 base knocks. Houston has a total of 74 home runs for the season as well as 242 RBIs. The Astros have a team slugging % of .412 and they average 4.44 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have tallied 89 doubles, while walking 191 times as well as scoring 253 runs.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.473 and have a FIP of 4.95 as a unit for the year. They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 462. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 294 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.12 (284 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (469 strikeouts against 273 free passes). They have conceded 73 HR's and they relinquish 5.30 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of their 92 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Astros have recorded 24 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save rate of 88.2%, and they have dispatched 169 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Houston Astros have turned 53 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in baseball). The Astros have recorded 442 assists, 20 errors and have 1,498 putouts over the course of the season. In their 4,494 innings on the field, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (15th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Teng has given up 68 base knocks while he has earned 82 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched. Teng (5-7 career record) is the owner of a 4.90 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.399 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.05 and he has gone up against 339 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-122)

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