Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+164) Los Angeles (-198)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-46) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (65-54) at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at +164 and the Dodgers are at -198. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Wade Miley and Bobby Miller.

Milwaukee is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,063 times, while taking a walk on 423 occasions. They have amassed 491 RBI's as well as 924 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .234. The Brewers have compiled 174 doubles as a team and have hit 125 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 513 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.3 runs per game, which is 21st in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Brewers pitchers have given up 150 home runs and also 507 runs (11th in MLB). Milwaukee has relinquished 928 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 473 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.02 on the year (12th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,020 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 367 batters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a unit this season.

The Brewers have dispatched 379 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 122 runners for the season with 31.1% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 of their 56 save chances. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.1% and stepped onto the hill in 131 save situations. The relievers have a total of 74 holds this year (5th in the league). Brewers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 88 times as well as having 133 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 3,176 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,031 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 90 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,528 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in the majors.

Miley has thrown 1,695 frames and has earned 1,333 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.07 (767 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.365. He has surrendered 1,727 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 587 free passes. Miley (105-96 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.11 while facing 7,256 opposing hitters in the majors.

Los Angeles has knocked in 186 home runs over the course of the season as well as 643 RBIs. They have 224 doubles, while walking 490 times as well as putting up 664 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an OBP of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .252 so far this season. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .457 and they score 5.68 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have struck out on 987 occasions (18th in baseball) and have tallied 999 base knocks.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 955. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 528 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.28 (496 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,007 strikeouts vs 345 walks). They have allowed 132 dingers and they relinquish 4.56 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have converted 31 saves. They rank 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 70.5%, and they have sent 414 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 121 times in high leverage situations and also on 108 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.9% of 165 inherited runners. With 112 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 68 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In 9,384 innings played, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (8th in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (12th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,002 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 3,128 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Miller has allowed 65 hits while tallying 66 strikeouts in 69 innings. Miller (6-2 career mark) is the owner of a 3.89 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 30 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.240 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and he has faced 292 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+164)

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