Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+160) Los Angeles (-190)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (53-35) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (52-36) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at +160 while Los Angeles is priced at -190. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Freddy Peralta and James Paxton.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 9th in baseball. They are sitting with 422 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. The Brewers have accumulated 132 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 88 balls out of the stadium. They have 400 RBI's as well as 773 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .257. Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 754 times, while taking a walk on 321 occasions.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.71 for the season (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 696 hitters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 100 home runs in addition to 345 total runs (7th in the league). They have walked 270 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a unit on the season. Milwaukee has surrendered 700 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 321 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 78.0% and has come into the game in 86 save situations. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners for the season with 27.3% of those players crossed home plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 83 times and also have had 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 284 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 45 holds on the campaign (15th in the league). They have compiled 32 saves for the year and have blown 9 of their 41 chances to get a save.

The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,014 innings, which ranks them 7th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 2,338 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 768 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 12th in baseball, and have accumulated 67 double plays.

Peralta (48-31 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 2,793 batters in the majors. He has allowed 500 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 259 walks. His earned run average is 3.83 (287 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.126. Peralta has taken the mound for 674 innings and is sitting with 869 K's during his career.

The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .437 and they earn 5.03 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have hit 166 doubles, while getting a free base 334 times and putting up 443 runs. Los Angeles has hit 116 home runs over the course of the season and 428 RBIs. They have struck out on 712 occasions (17th in baseball) and have earned 767 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a batting average of .255 on the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 337 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.54 (311 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 96 HR's and they surrender 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.158 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (750 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 650.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 71 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 88 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 48 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 281 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves.

In their 7,110 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 56 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 759 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,370 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Paxton has surrendered 846 hits while he has totaled 985 K's in 925 innings. Paxton (71-40 career mark) has a 3.74 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 385 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.241 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 3,866 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-190)

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