Milwaukee Brewers (11-9) vs Oakland Athletics (9-11)
Game Info: Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 7:10 pm (American Family Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Milwaukee Brewers -130 / Oakland Athletics +110 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Oakland Athletics are visiting the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, April 19th at the American Family Field, in the second game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Brewers Prediction. We will examine:
The Milwaukee Brewers recent form and player performance
The Oakland Athletics recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Milwaukee Brewers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Oakland Athletics
Recent betting trends in games played between the Athletics vs Brewers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Athletics vs Brewers game
Milwaukee Brewers Preview
The Milwaukee Brewers have a 11-9 record this season and are sitting on the second place of the NL Central. They have an 8-3 home record and are 7-11-1 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-3 home victory over the Oakland Athletics, and have three consecutive wins. Under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games, and are playing the Giants and the Cardinals next. The Brewers have a .235 batting average this season, .307 OBP and .379 Slugging percentage. Milwaukee’s pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. Brice Turang leads the Brewers with 25 hits, while Jackson Chourio leads the team in RBI, with 18. Sal Frelick is the team’s best hitter with a .319 batting average.
Chad Patrick (R) will take the mound for the Brewers, and he has a 1-0 record, 1.76 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. He has been looking sharp in his first season in the majors, having just one earned run in 13.4 innings pitched across three starts.
Oakland Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 9-11 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 7-4 road record and 9-7-1 in over/under They are coming off an 3-5 road defeat by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending their previous three-game winning streak. Under is 3-1-2 in their last 6 games and are playing the Rangers and the White Sox next. The Athletics have a .254 batting average this season, .316 OBP and .429 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 25 hits and a team-high .333 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 19 RBI and 9 home runs.
Luis Severino (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 0-3 record, 4.01 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. He is coming off a bounce-back performance after back-to-back games where he gave up 5 runs. He had a 4.91 ERA in his two starts against the Brewers last season.
Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win
- The Brewers have won each of their last nine games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last four games against NL Central opponents.
- The Brewers have covered the run line each of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against NL Central opponents.
- The Brewers have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
- The Brewers have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine night games against American League opponents.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won five of their last six games as road underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Brewers have lost three of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents following a home win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six games following a loss.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Saturday home games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games against the Brewers at American Family Field.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Athletics’ last seven night games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Brewers’ last five games as favorites against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the Athletics’ last 11 games as road underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last four games as home favorites.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Brewers rank 29th in the league for home runs allowed this season (27).
- The Brewers rank T4th in the league for triples this season (4).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for steals this season (5).
- The Athletics rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (134).
Athletics vs Brewers Prediction
The Brewers are 3-1 in their last 4 meetings against the A’s. Over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 meetings, but the under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 meetings.
In this Athletics vs Brewers Prediction, the Brewers are coming as -130 home favorites. The Brewers have the pitching advantage in this game, as Chad Patrick is looking very good so far in the majors, while Severino is up and down this season, and does not have a good history against the Brewers, while having lost all of his four starts this season. The Brewers are hitting much better righties, with a .246 batting average and 6.1 runs per 9 innings, while the A’s are hitting worse against righties. The value here lies with the Brewers in a very good price as home favorites, so take the Milwaukee Brewers on the moneyline.