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The Brewers make the trip to Philadelphia to face the Phillies! These are two of the best teams in the NL and the MLB overall. The Phillies have been one of the hottest teams in the MLB, but the Brewers come into this game on a winning streak, while the Phillies most recently lost. Our MLB odds series has our Brewers-Phillies prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday.
The Brewers have been very good this season with a 36-23 record, ranking third in the NL, behind the Phillies and the Dodgers. They have won five straight games leading into this series as well. Their offense has been the biggest key to their success. Their bats are the second-best in the MLB behind the plate, while their pitching has jumped to being a top 10 unit. William Contreras, Rhys Hoskins, Sal Frelick, Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, and Willy Adames have led the way for the Brewers behind the plate, making this offense extremely hard to play against, regardless of the team. Freddy Peralta and Colin Rea have been the biggest keys on the mound with both being great and then Robert Gasser has also been solid recently. The Brewers have shown that they have the talent to compete in the loaded NL this season.
The Phillies have been playing great this season to a 41-19 record and are just one game behind the Yankees for having the best record in the MLB. They most recently lost a game that broke a three-game winning streak. The bats have been playing great and are a top-10 unit in the MLB. Their pitching has been great and are the second-best staff in the league currently. On offense, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto, Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh, Nick Castellanos, and Alec Bohm have been the big standouts on a great offense. The pitching of Ranger Suarez, Aaron Nola, Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez, and Spencer Turnbull have made up one of the best pitching staffs in the league. The Phillies have been a force this season and get a huge matchup in this spot that will help determine the order in the NL.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Brewers-Phillies Odds
Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-152)
Moneyline: +142
Philadelphia Phillies: -1.5 (+126)
Moneyline: -168
Over: 8.5 (-120)
Under: 8.5 (-102)
How to Watch Brewers vs. Phillies
Time: 6:40 pm ET
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
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Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Brewers are starting Colin Rea on the mound and he has a 4-2 record, a 3.77 ERA, and a 1.34 WHIP. He has allowed 26 runs on 59 hits with 21 walks and 42 strikeouts through 59.2 innings. In his 11 appearances this season, the Brewers are 8-3. In his last start, he pitched 5.1 innings and allowed one run on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts in a Brewers win. Rea has been very good but gets a tough matchup against the Phillies and their depth on offense behind the plate.
The offense for the Brewers has been red-hot so far this season. The Brewers are second in team batting average at .259, as compared to their finishing last season with a .240 batting average. William Contreras, Rhys Hoskins, and Willy Adames lead the way for the Brewers in most of the batting categories. Contreras leads with a batting average of .316, in RBI at 44, in OBP at .388, and in total hits at 75. Hoskins and Adames are then tied for the lead in home runs at nine. This is a very tough matchup for their offense against Cristopher Sanchez on the mound for the Phillies.
Why The Phillies Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Phillies are starting Cristopher Sanchez on the mound where he has a 3-3 record, a 2.83 ERA, and a 1.39 WHIP. Through 60.1 innings, Sanchez has allowed 24 runs on 64 hits with 20 walks and 56 strikeouts. The Phillies are 5-6 in the 11 games that he's started in this season. In his last start, he pitched in six innings and allowed zero runs on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts in a Phillies win. Sanchez gets a tough challenge against the Brewers and their tough offense.
The offense for the Phillies has been great this season. The Phillies are tied for fourth in the MLB in-team batting average at .258 after finishing last season with a .256 batting average. Alec Bohm and Bryce Harper lead the way for the Phillies behind the plate. Bohm leads the way in batting average at .304, in RBI at 49, and in hits at 68. Then, Harper leads the way in home runs at 14 and in OBP at .373. The Phillies offense gets a tough matchup against Rea with how well he has played this season on the mound.
Final Brewers-Phillies Prediction & Pick
This is going to be a tough matchup across the board in this game. These are two of the top three teams in the NL. The Brewers are red-hot right now, but face a team that can go toe-to-toe with them in the Phillies. Sanchez should hold a slight advantage over the Brewers and Rea on the mound. The Brewers have a slight advantage behind the plate but go with the team with the better pitching and at home. The Phillies should cover and win this game at home.
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Final Brewers-Phillies Prediction & Pick: Phillies -1.5 (+126)
