LA Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction MLB Picks 8/13/24

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers meet Tuesday in MLB action from American Family Field. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction. This will be the second installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Dodgers vs Brewers pick. We will examine:

The Los Angeles Dodgers recent form and player performance

The Milwaukee Brewers recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Dodgers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Milwaukee Brewers

Recent betting trends in games played between the Dodgers and Brewers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Dodgers vs Brewers game

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview

Los Angeles took on the Pittsburgh Pirates in their weekend series. The Dodgers did well in that one, taking a sweep with wins 9-5, 4-1 and 6-5. In the Monday opener versus the Brewers, the Dodgers powered out a 5-2 win. Starter Clayton Kershaw managed 5.2 innings with one earned run.

In the starter slot for LA on Tuesday will be Gavin Stone. This year Stone is 9-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 21 starts. Stone is 10-6 with a 4.83 ERA in 29 games (25 starts).

Milwaukee Brewers Betting Preview

Over on the Brewers’ side, they played the Cincinnati Reds in their last series. Milwaukee managed wins in the first two games of that set 8-3 and 1-0 before a 4-3 Sunday loss. On Monday the Brewers fell behind 4-0 by the sixth inning and couldn’t make the comeback. Freddy Peralta left after 6.0 innings and four earned runs as starter.

Colin Rea will make the start for the Brewers on Tuesday. This year Rea is 10-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 22 games (19 starts). Over 84 career games (68 starts) Rea is 24-17 with a 4.33 ERA.

Total Runs Facts

• Four of the Brewers’ last five night games against NL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Nine of the Dodgers’ last 12 games as favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last three home games.

Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts

• Christian Yelich has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Jackson Chourio has recorded at least one Single in each of the Brewers’ last seven games as underdogs against NL opponents.
• Jackson Chourio has scored at least one run in each of the Brewers’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Gary Sanchez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances.
• William Contreras has recorded two or more RBIs in four of the Brewers’ last five games as home underdogs against NL West opponents.
• William Contreras has recorded at least one Double in three of the Brewers’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Gary Sanchez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

• Mookie Betts has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last three road games against the Brewers.
• Mookie Betts has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances in night games.
• Tommy Edman has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances in night games.
• Shohei Ohtani has hit a home run in each of his last two road appearances against the Brewers.
• Teoscar Hernandez has scored at least one run in seven of the Dodgers’ last eight night games.
• Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in night games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Milwaukee Brewers rank 3rd in the league for steals this season (151).
• The Milwaukee Brewers rank 3rd in the league for walks this season (437).
• The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 3rd in the league for doubles this season (220).
• The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 4th in the league for runs scored this season (587).

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction

I’ll stay with the Brewers. Rea is on a pretty good run recently. In his last three starts combined Rea is 1-0 with 17.1 innings and just two earned on 12 hits and five walks. As for Stone, he’s 0-2 with 12 earned in his last 14.2 innings.

On Monday the Brewers posted a mediocre six hits—and held the Dodgers to six as well. Milwaukee didn’t get a horrendous effort from the pen (3.0 innings; one earned) and only used two relievers. The Brewers should be fresh for Tuesday but they’ve got to get the bats going.