Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+162) Milwaukee (-196)

The Tampa Bay Rays (2-2) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Wednesday where they will play the Milwaukee Brewers (3-1). The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at +162 while Milwaukee is sitting at -196. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Drew Rasmussen and Jacob Misiorowski.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 6.5 runs/g, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have earned a total of 26 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .368. The Rays have accumulated 6 doubles as a squad and have knocked 3 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 24 runs batted in as well as 48 hits on the year, while their batting average is .312. Tampa Bay is slugging .409 and have struck out 33 times, while being walked on 15 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Rays pitchers have conceded 6 long balls and 24 runs in total (24th in MLB). Tampa Bay has given up 37 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 22 earned runs. The Rays have a team ERA of 5.60 this season (26th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 23 hitters. They have walked 8 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.88 as a unit on the campaign.

The Rays have dispatched 15 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 4 base runners for the season with 75.0% of those players earned a run for their team. The bullpen have racked up 4 holds so far this season (9th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 4 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 106 putouts on the campaign, as well as 34 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .966 which has them ranked 26th in MLB, and they have turned 3 double plays. The Rays have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 318 innings, which ranks them 20th in the majors.

Rasmussen has pitched in 465 frames and has tallied 430 K's during his career. His earned run average is 2.88 (149 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.064. He has given up 376 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 119 free passes. Rasmussen (30-17 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.84 while facing 1,860 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an OBP of .407 in addition to a team batting average of .299 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 31 occasions (25th in baseball) and have a total of 41 base hits. Milwaukee has a total of 5 HRs this year and 30 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .467 and they score 7.75 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have 8 two-baggers, while walking 24 times and scoring 31 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 13 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.25 (13 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 8 homers and they surrender 3.25 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 14.30 (57 strikeouts against 16 free passes). They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 27.

They sit at 7th in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 15 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 2 times in high leverage situations and on 1 occasion with runners on.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 4 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 32 assists, no errors and have earned a total of 108 putouts this year. In their 324 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (17th in baseball).

Misiorowski (6-3 record in his career) has earned a 4.18 earned run average and has conceded 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 293 batters during his career. He has surrendered 33 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Misiorowski has given up 53 base hits and he has 98 punch outs in 71 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-196)

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