It’s Wednesday, August 14, and the LA Dodgers (71-49) are in Milwaukee for the final game of their series against the Brewers (67-52).
Every Dodger in the starting lineup got a hit last night with the highlight being Shohei Ohtani’s 37th bomb of the season. Final score: Dodgers 7 Brewers 2.
With the win LA maintained its 3½ game lead over Arizona and San Diego. Even though they have lost three straight, Milwaukee still leads the NL Central by 7½ games over St. Louis.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Dodgers vs. Brewers live today
● Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
● Time: 8:10PM EST
● Site: American Family Field
● City: Milwaukee, WI
● TV/Streaming: SNLA, BSWI, MLBN
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Game odds for Dodgers vs. Brewers
The latest odds as of Wednesday morning:
● Money Line: Dodgers -135, Brewers +110
● Spread: Dodgers -1.5 (+125), Brewers +1.5 (-155)
● Over/Under: 9 runs
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Recent team stats for Dodgers vs. Brewers
● The Dodgers have won 5 straight. They are 8-2 in their last 10. The Dodgers are 33-27 on the road this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +105.
● The Brewers have lost 3 in a row. They are 5-5 in their last 10. They are now 33-24 at home. Milwaukee has an overall run differential for the season of +98.
● Who’s Hot? William Contreras hit his 15th home run of the season last night. He has now hit safely in 9 of 11 games this month. He is 14-43 (.325) in the month of August.
● Who’s Not! Despite leaving the yard for the 2nd straight game, Shohei Ohtani is just 4-30 (.133) over his last 7 games.
Probable starting pitchers for Los Angeles vs. Milwaukee
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 14): Walker Buehler vs. Frankie Montas
○ Los Angeles: Buehler (1-4, 5.84 ERA) has allowed 24 earned runs and 46 hits while striking out 31 over 37 innings
○ Milwaukee: Montas (5-8, 5.10 ERA) has allowed 58 earned runs and 104 hits while striking out 90 over 102.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers vs. Brewers on August 14, 2024
● Shohei Ohtani is 11-27 (.407) with 5 HRs and 12 RBIs in his career against Frankie Montas
● Mookie Betts is 5-11 (.455) in his career against Frankie Montas
● The Dodgers are 6-4 on the Run Line in their last 10
● The Brewers are 4-6 on the Run Line in their last 10
● In terms of the Total, LA is 6-4 to the OVER while Milwaukee is 5-4-1 to the OVER in their last 10 games respectively
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Expert picks & predictions for Wednesday’s Dodgers vs. Brewers game
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Dodgers vs. Brewers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports sees greater value in and is leaning towards taking Milwaukee on the Run Line
- Total runs: NBC Sports is also leaning towards a play on the Total OVER 9 runs
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