The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Milwaukee Brewers on July 18, 2025. First pitch from Dodger Stadium is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. EDT; the game will be broadcast on FDSWI.
Find my MLB betting preview and Brewers vs Dodgers prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, betting trends, injury reports and more.
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- Brewers vs Dodgers picks: Brewers ML (+160) | Play to +150
My Brewers vs Dodgers best bet is Brewers moneyline (+160). Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
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Brewers vs Dodgers Odds
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Kenny Ducey’s Brewers vs Dodgers Preview
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The Quinn Priester experiment will continue for the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, a team which couldn’t possibly have appreciated the timing of the All-Star break. They entered the day just a game back of the Chicago Cubs for first in the division after reeling off eight wins in 10 games, and now they’ll be tasked with stopping the Dodgers on the road.
Priester has been more or less fine since coming over from the Red Sox in an early season trade. He’s thrown 88 2/3 innings and recorded a 3.55 ERA and a 3.73 Expected ERA. He’s been able to lower his Expected Batting Average to a career-best .250, taking his Expected Slugging down under the league average, which has been critical given the righty’s poor strikeout and walk numbers.
There have been two keys to Priester’s modest success this season: The former first-round pick has pitched to a beefy 57.6% ground-ball rate in front of a borderline top-10 infield defense by the metrics, and he’s also limited opponents to a 7.1% barrel rate by nature of the profile.
Priester is finding a work-around for his low strikeout numbers and unfriendly home park, and he has continued to take his numbers on contact down with each passing month.
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The Dodgers, meanwhile, are leaning on a known commodity in Tyler Glasnow, though he’s been a somewhat unknown figure in 2025. His beginning to the season was a mixed bag, as was his first start back from a two-month injury layoff nine days ago.
In that one, Glasnow struck out five batters across five innings, but walked three — something that’s hurt him on a few occasions this year. That brings his walk rate up to 14.4% in what’s a limit sample, and the common denominator seems to be rust as those poor-control outings came at the bookends of his game log.
Still, with nine days between starts, we can’t assume Glasnow will settle back in and walk fewer, though Milwaukee’s pedestrian walk rate should do well to help him out. One thing the Brewers don’t do, however, is strike out — so while Glasnow’s 28.9% punchout rate in the short sample looks more or less fine, it could wind up in a more arduous spot after Friday’s game.
The righty has also simply been bad on contact this year with a .244 xBA and .453 xSLG, and while the accomplished veteran should eventually see some positive regression to the numbers he’s worn for the last couple of years, our job is to analyze the pitchers as they currently stand. Glasnow’s clearly not looking as sharp as normal, and he’ll hope that a splits advantage with a team that’s struggled against fly-ball arms will help him out.
Brewers vs Dodgers Prediction, Betting Analysis
Believe it or not, the Brewers have cleared the Dodgers offensively by a comfortable margin of late. They’re running the second-best wRC+ in baseball over the last two months, beating out L.A. by 10 spots, and their comfortable 18.6% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate over that span should be more than enough reason to believe in them here against a rather unassuming version of Glasnow.
On the flip side, the Dodgers have begun to starve for hits, running a .239 average over that same span, while their Isolated Power has dropped to .181 which is a firm 20 points lower than where we’ve seen them reside for most of the last calendar year.
Priester has done his job and let his infield help him to a solid start to his Brewers career, and he should continue to put them in position to win with ever-improving metrics on contact. His offense is also looking poised to get to Glasnow, and that means the road underdogs are in play.
Pick: Brewers ML (+160)
Moneyline
I’m backing the Brewers on the moneyline tonight.
Run Line (Spread)
I’m going to pass on the Brewers vs. Dodgers run line.
Over/Under
I’m not betting the Brewers vs. Dodgers over/under.
Brewers vs Dodgers Betting Trends
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