Brewers vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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Willy Adames and the Milwaukee Brewers will take the field at American Family Field against the Cleveland Guardians and Jose Ramirez on Sunday. The favored Brewers have -127 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Guardians, who are listed at +107. Milwaukee is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under is 8.5 runs for this game (with -117 odds on the over and -103 odds to go under).

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Brewers-Guardians game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Brewers vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

When: Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. ET
Where: American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Brewers	-127	+107	8.5	-117	-103	-1.5	+161	-193

Brewers vs. Guardians Prediction

Score Prediction: Brewers 5, Guardians 4
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Brewers 54%, Guardians 46%

Brewers vs. Guardians Betting Insights

This season, the Brewers have been favored 66 times and won 39, or 59.1%, of those games.
Milwaukee has a record of 27-16, a 62.8% win rate, when favored by -127 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Brewers have a 55.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Guardians have been victorious in 21, or 47.7%, of the 44 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Cleveland has a mark of 11-17 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +107 or worse on the moneyline.
The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 48.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

The Brewers were the moneyline favorite for four of their last 10 games, and they went 3-1 in those matchups.
In their last 10 matchups, the Brewers and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Brewers' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5
HR	17
ERA	3.10
K/9	9.1

Brewers Player Insights

William Contreras leads the Brewers with a team-high batting average of .284.
Of all hitters in the majors, Contreras' home run total ranks him 65th, and his RBI tally ranks him 26th.
Willy Adames' 22 home runs and 84 RBI both pace his team.
Adames ranks 24th in home runs and 10th in RBI on the year.
Adames has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
Brice Turang is batting .255 with 17 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 38 walks.
Jackson Chourio has 17 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .272.

Brewers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Brice Turang	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (+120)	-	0.5 (+265)
Jackson Chourio	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+110)	-	0.5 (+155)
William Contreras	0.5 (-260)	1.5 (+105)	-	0.5 (+120)
Willy Adames	0.5 (-220)	1.5 (+120)	-	0.5 (+125)
Rhys Hoskins	0.5 (-180)	1.5 ()	-	0.5 (+130)

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

In six games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by bookmakers, the Guardians had a record of 3-3.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Guardians and their opponents are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Guardians have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.6
HR	15
ERA	3.56
K/9	8

Guardians Player Insights

Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (32) and runs batted in (100).
Ramirez ranks sixth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Josh Naylor is batting .247 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 45 walks.
Among all MLB hitters, Naylor ranks 11th in home runs and fifth in RBI.
Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a team-best batting average of .317.
Andres Gimenez is batting .256 with 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.

Guardians Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Josh Naylor	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+115)	-	0.5 (+120)
Will Brennan	1.5 (+165)	1.5 (+105)	-	0.5 (+185)
Lane Thomas	0.5 (-200)	1.5 ()	-	0.5 (+170)
Steven Kwan	1.5 (+155)	1.5 (+100)	-	0.5 (+225)
Andrés Giménez	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+130)	-	0.5 (+195)