Milwaukee Brewers vs LA Dodgers Prediction MLB Picks 7/5/24

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Friday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Milwaukee Brewers vs LA Dodgers Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Milwaukee Brewers will start Aaron Civale here and Civale is 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. This will be Civale’s first career start against the Dodgers. Tyler Glasnow will start this one for the Dodgers and is 8-5 with a 3.23 ERA and 136 strikeouts this season. In his career, Glasnow is 0-2 with an 8.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts against Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Brewers Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking to bounce back from a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Rockies in Thursday’s series finale, being forced to settle for a series split with Colorado but still coming in unbeaten in recent series after taking out the Cubs and Rangers over the last week and a half with series wins.

Brewers Trying To Hold On To NL Central Lead

William Contreras leads the Brewers with 104 hits including 20 doubles and 51 RBIs along with 10 home runs and a .357 OBP while Rhys Hoskins has 11 home runs with 38 RBIs and Willy Adames has 18 doubles with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs. Brice Turang leads the Brewers with 28 stolen bases while Adames has a team-high 81 strikeouts as well this season.

Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win

• The Brewers have won each of their last eight Friday games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Dodgers have lost 13 of their last 14 Friday games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line each of their last 14 Friday games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Brewers have covered the run line each of their last eight Friday games against teams that held a winning record.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this one looking to bounce back from a series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks after taking one on the chin in a 9-4 loss in Thursday’s series finale. The loss in the set made it back-to-back series defeats for the Dodgers who came up short against the Giants last weekend as well.

Dodgers Still Leading NL West By A Mile

Shohei Ohtani has 106 hits including a team-high 27 home runs, 22 doubles and 64 RBIs with a .316 batting average while Mookie Betts has 86 hits with 16 doubles, 3 triples, 10 homers and 40 RBIs of his own, but continues to miss time because of an injury. Teoscar Hernandez also has 19 home runs with 59 RBIs and a team-high 102 strikeouts. Betts also has 9 stolen bases while Ohtani has a team-high 17 stolen bases. Freddie Freeman also has 56 RBIs with 25 doubles and Will Smith has added 18 doubles, 11 home runs and 50 RBIs.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Brewers have lost each of their last nine games against the Dodgers following a road loss.
• The Dodgers have won 11 of their last 12 home games against the Brewers.
• The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against the Dodgers following a road loss.
• The Dodgers have covered the run line in 10 of their last 12 home games against the Brewers.

Milwaukee Brewers vs LA Dodgers Prediction

I’m on the Dodgers here. I was initially leaning Brewers and the under when Freddy Peralta was listed as the starter, but with Civale being slid in after being acquired from the Rays, I have to lean towards L.A. The Dodgers have a loaded lineup and Civale really struggled away from Tropicana Field this season and he’s also had a history of giving up home runs which doesn’t bode well against a potent Dodger lineup. I’ll side with the Dodgers in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -200