The Oakland Athletics are visiting the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, April 18th at the American Family Field. 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 10-9 record this season and are sitting on the second place of the NL Central. They have a 7-3 home record and are 7-11 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-1 home victory over the Detroit Tigers, and now have back-to-back wins. Under is 3-1 in their last 4 games, and are playing the Giants and the Cardinals next. The Brewers have a .235 batting average this season, .307 OBP and .383 Slugging percentage. Milwaukee’s pitching staff has a 4.46 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Brice Turang leads the Brewers with 24 hits, while Jackson Chourio leads the team in RBI, with 17. Sal Frelick is the team’s best hitter with a .318 batting average.
Freddy Peralta (R) will take the mound for the Brewers, and he has a 1-1 record, 2.31 ERA and 0.90 WHIP. He was excellent in his only home start this season, with just one earned run in 8 innings of work against the Royals.
Oakland Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 9-10 record this season and are sitting on the 4th place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 7-3 road record and 9-7 in over/under They are coming off an 8-0 road victory over the Chicago White Sox, sweeping that series with 3-0 wins and a combined 23-4 score. Under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games and are playing the Rangers and the White Sox next. The Athletics have a .252 batting average this season, .314 OBP and .435 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 24 hits and a team-high .338 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 18 RBI and 9 home runs.
J.T. Ginn (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he has a 1-0 record, 1.69 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. This will be his first start against the Brewers in his career.
Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win
- The Brewers have won each of their last eight games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Athletics have lost four of their last five night games against NL Central opponents.
- The Brewers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five night games against the Brewers following a win.
- The Brewers have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games against NL Central opponents.
- The Brewers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against AL West opponents.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won seven of their last eight games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Brewers have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents following a home win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games at American Family Field following a home win.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in three of their last four night games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last three games against the Brewers at American Family Field.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last six night games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Brewers’ last four games as favorites against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six night games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Brewers’ last six games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Brewers rank 29th in the league for home runs allowed this season (27).
- The Brewers rank T3rd 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 (128).
Athletics vs Brewers Prediction
In their only series last season, the Brewers won 2-1 wins in Oakland, but the A’s are 5-2 in their last 7 overall meetings. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings, but the under is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings.
In this Athletics vs Brewers Prediction, the Brewers are coming as -155 home favorites. Both teams have almost identical records, but the A’s are coming off three straight wins against the lowly White Sox. Both pitchers are looking sharp so far, but Peralta had been hit hard in his only previous start against the A’s back in 2023. This line is a bit inflated, given how similar both teams are to start the season, and I expect the A’s to keep this one close in the first half. Take the Oakland Athletics at +0.5 runs in the first 5 innings.