Milwaukee Brewers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-132) Miami (+110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (10-8) are headed to LoanDepot Park on Saturday where they will take on the Miami Marlins (9-10). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -132 and Miami opens at +110. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Brandon Woodruff and Sandy Alcantara.

The Brewers have compiled 26 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 18 balls out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .380 and have struck out 153 times, while drawing a walk on 89 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have 88 runs batted in in addition to 141 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .238. They have accounted for 91 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .339.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.99 for the year (14th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 163 batters. Brewers pitchers have yielded 17 long balls and 75 runs (8th in the league). They have walked 69 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team for the season. Milwaukee has yielded 143 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 71 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 17 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 12 holds this year (14th in MLB). The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 21 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of their 9 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 28 runners for the year with 42.9% of those players crossing the plate. The Brewers have sent 63 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Brewers have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,440 innings, which ranks them 21st in baseball. The Miami Marlins have notched a total of 480 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 160 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which is 8th in baseball, and have a total of 13 double plays.

Woodruff has pitched in 761 innings and has racked up 887 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.13 (265 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.035. He has surrendered 595 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) with 193 walks. Woodruff (54-28 career record) has a FIP of 3.09 while he has gone up against 3,053 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Miami Marlins have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .259 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 151 occasions (24th in the league) and are sitting with 163 hits. Miami has accumulated 14 home runs on the campaign to go along with 86 RBIs. The Marlins have a SLG% of .398 and they score 4.63 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have put up 32 doubles, while walking 61 times as well as recording 88 runs.

The Miami pitching staff have given up 86 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (76 earned runs given up). They have yielded 19 homers and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.248 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (165 strikeouts vs 68 bases on balls). They sit at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 138.

Sitting with 18 save situations, the Marlins have earned 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 8 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.3% of 17 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 53 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Miami Marlins have turned 9 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .977 (29th in pro baseball). The Marlins have racked up 145 assists, 15 errors and have a total of 495 putouts on the season. Out of their 1,485 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Alcantara has surrendered 954 base knocks while he has tallied 953 strikeouts in 1,105 frames. Alcantara (54-68 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.62 earned run average while surrendering 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 445 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.167 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 4,541 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+110)

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