Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+106) Los Angeles (-128)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (73-49) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (75-47) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Milwaukee at +106 and Los Angeles is sitting at -128. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Henderson and Tarik Skubal.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have earned 597 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Brewers have hit 215 two-baggers as a team and have hit 111 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 566 runs batted in in addition to 1,034 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .251. Milwaukee is slugging .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,016 times, while drawing a walk on 512 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Brewers pitchers have given up 125 home runs in addition to 466 runs (4th in baseball). Milwaukee has allowed 885 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 428 earned runs. The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.53 this season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,186 batters. They have walked 384 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.59 as a squad this season.

The Brewers have dispatched 372 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners for the season and 42.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The relief pitchers have a total of 60 holds on the year (20th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 97 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 39 saves this season and have blown 18 of 57 chances to save the game. The Brewers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.4% and have come into the game in 118 save situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 3,274 putouts thus far, in addition to 952 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which is 8th in the majors, and have a total of 92 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 9,822 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Henderson has thrown 81 innings and has accounted for 102 K's in his pro baseball career. Henderson (9-2 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.51 while he has gone up against 315 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.55 (23 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.936. He has conceded 57 hits (6.3 hits per 9 innings) with 19 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 954 occasions (25th in the league) and have tallied 1,067 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 156 home runs on the season and 575 RBIs. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .429 and they score 5.00 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 200 two-baggers, while walking 456 times as well as earning 610 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.166 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 874. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 469 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.71 (444 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (1,088 strikeouts against 382 bases on balls). They have surrendered 143 homers and they allow 3.92 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

With 128 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 77 holds and 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.5% out of their 141 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 120 times in high leverage situations in addition to 86 occasions with runners on. They rank 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.0%, and they have sent 394 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 990 assists, 48 errors and are sitting with 3,233 putouts during this campaign. In 9,699 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (1st in MLB).

Skubal (54-38 career mark) has earned a 3.09 earned run average while surrendering 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.12 and he has faced 3,101 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 267 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.027 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. So far in his MLB career, Skubal has surrendered 622 base hits while he has accumulated 901 strikeouts in 777 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-128)

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