The Milwaukee Brewers (52-37) and Los Angeles Dodgers (54-35) play Game 2 of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Dodger Stadium is slated for 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Brewers vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 1-0
Even a grand slam from 1B Rhys Hoskins was not enough to get the victory Friday night against the Dodgers. Brewers starter RHP Aaron Civale allowed 3 home runs over 5 innings of work. Milwaukee is now 2-3 during their 7-game road trip.
The Dodgers won 8-6 Friday night over the Milwaukee Brewers despite DH Shohei Ohtani going 0-for-5 from the leadoff spot. The story of the night was C Will Smith parking 3 solo home runs and scoring 4 times. Los Angeles also got a 2-run shot from LF Miguel Vargas, who went 2-for-3. The Dodgers are 2-2 on their 6-game homestand.
Brewers at Dodgers projected starters
RHP Freddy Peralta vs. LHP James Paxton
Peralta (6-4, 3.83 ERA) makes his 18th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 11.5 K/9 in 94 IP.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K in 7-1 victory against the Chicago Cubs Sunday
- 2024 road splits: 3-3, 3.49 ERA (49 IP, 19 ER), 1.23 WHIP, 11.0 K/9 in 9 starts
Paxton (7-2, 4.28 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.41 WHIP, 4.5 BB/9 and 6.3 K/9 in 75 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 9 ER, 12 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 10-4 road loss against San Francisco Giants Sunday
- 2024 home splits: 3-0, 2.51 ERA (28 2/3 IP, 8 ER), 1.33 WHIP, 4.1 K/9 in 10 starts
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Brewers at Dodgers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Brewers -102 (bet $102 to win $100) | Dodgers -116 (bet $116 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Brewers -1.5 (+155) | Dodgers +1.5 (-188)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: -102)
Brewers at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Brewers 5, Dodgers 3
Moneyline.
BET BREWERS (-102).
Despite dropping the openers in this series, I’m confident that the Brewers bounce back Saturday night behind Peralta. They haven’t lost back-to-back games since June 22. He has started 4 times against the Dodgers in his career allowing a total of 4 ER in 20 innings of work.
Los Angeles is mediocre against right-handed pitchers, playing .500 baseball, but is 17 games over against lefties. The Dodgers are also just 9-9 against the NL Central on the season.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I’m going to keep my bet to the moneyline in this game.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 8.5 (-102).
I already spoke about Peralta’s success against the Dodgers, but he’s also pitching terrific over his last 3 starts (18 IP) allowing a total of 3 ER.
These 2 teams are 2-3-1 against the Over in their last 6 against each other but the Brewers were Under in their 3 previous games before Friday night.
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