Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, Picks, Odds: Can Julio Urias and the Dodgers Dominate?
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, Picks, Odds: Can Julio Urias and the Dodgers Dominate?
The Los Angeles Dodgers pretty much have the NL West locked up. They're 84-36 and have an 18-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres. The Dodgers will take on a Milwaukee Brewers team that is struggling to keep up in the NL Central. The Brewers are 64-56 on the season but have now fallen five games out of first place in the division thanks to a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Can Milwaukee turn things around against the MLB's best? Here are our picks, predictions, and odds for Monday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers.
Dodgers vs. Brewers Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: August 22, 2022
- Game Time: 10:10 pm ET
- Where to Watch: SNLA, BSWI, MLB.TV
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Dodgers vs. Brewers Injury Report
Brewers
Out: 2B Jace Peterson (Elbow)
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None of Importance
Dodgers vs. Brewers Line Movement
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
We've got a left-handed battle tonight between Eric Lauer of the Brewers and Julio Urias of the Dodgers.
Lauer is currently 8-5 on the season with a 3.58 ERA. He's been a nice surprise this year for the Brewers. However, in the last 30 days, the analytics aren't agreeing with his basic stats.
In the last 30 days, Lauer has had a 5.59 xFIP with just 18.9% of strikeouts and 11.5% of walks. He's allowed 22.4% of line drives and has induced just 34.1% of ground balls. Oddly enough, lefties are doing the most damage, hitting a .394 wOBA and ISO of .188 against Lauer in their last 19 plate appearances.
Lauer has mainly pitched against righties in the last 30 days and has looked good against them.
The Dodgers, on the other hand, are only hitting a .188 ISO with a wOBA of .321 against lefties in the last 30 days with their projected order. Mookie Betts and Trea Turner have been consistently good against lefties but other than that, the lineup has struggled.
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On the other hand, Julio Urias will take the hill for the Dodgers. He got a 13-6 record with a 2.40 ERA on the season. In the last 30 days, he's holding a 3.81 xFIP with 24.8% of strikeouts and just 3.4% of walks.
On top of that, Urias has earned 44% of grounders and has allowed just 16.7% of line drives in the last 30 days. That has helped his case. He's also been able to minimize extra-base hits and hasn't allowed many runners on base.
Milwaukee is hitting a .141 ISO with a wOBA of .277 against lefties in the last 30 days with their projected lineup. They've also struck out 32.3% of the time against lefties in that time frame.
Look for Urias to below plenty of pitches by this Brewers lineup. The Dodgers will win this one by double digits.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Pick
- Dodgers -1.5 (-120) (Bet $120 to Win $100)
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Jason grew up an avid sports fan. His passion for sports writing grew in high school and he developed a blog that was strictly for New York Sports. From his work, you will quickly realize that he loves looking at games from an analytical and numbers perspective and hopes to provide you with that same perspective in his articles.