Dodgers vs. Brewers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 14, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (67-52) will look to William Contreras, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Los Angeles Dodgers (71-49) Wednesday at American Family Field. The Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -134 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:10 PM ET live on SportsNet LA. Walker Buehler will get the ball for Los Angeles while Milwaukee will counter with Frankie Montas.

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Dodgers vs. Brewers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-134)
• Underdog: Brewers (+113)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have come away with 66 wins in the 105 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious 55 times in 87 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 57.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Brewers have compiled a 27-25 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 51.9% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, Milwaukee has gone 15-12 (55.6%).
• The Brewers have a 46.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Dodgers vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders

• Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 37, runs batted in with 86 and his batting average of .297 is also best on his team.
• Ohtani’s home runs rank him second in baseball, and he is sixth in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .287 with an OBP of .390 and a slugging percentage of .491 this season.
• Contreras leads the Brewers with a .285 batting average.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Contreras is 83rd in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Willy Adames’ 21 home runs and 80 runs batted in both pace his team.

Dodgers vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.75 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
• Dodgers pitchers have a 1.212 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Milwaukee’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Brewers combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.255).