Brewers vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 18

The Milwaukee Brewers and Jackson Chourio will take on the Athletics and Tyler Soderstrom on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET in the first game of a three-game series at American Family Field. The Brewers are the favorite in this one, at -183, while the underdog Athletics have +153 odds to play spoiler. The Brewers are favored on the run line (-1.5). An 8-run over/under has been set for this matchup.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Brewers-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Brewers vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8:10 p.m. ET
• Where: American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• How to watch on TV: FDSWI and NBCS-CA

Brewers vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Brewers 5, Athletics 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Brewers 54%, Athletics 46%

Brewers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Brewers have won eight, or 72.7%, of the 11 games they've played as favorites this season.
• The Brewers have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -183.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.7% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 13 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (38.5%) in those games.
• The Athletics have been named as an underdog of +153 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 39.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

• The Brewers have a 4-1 record over the five games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Brewers and their opponents combined to hit the over three times.
• The Brewers have gone 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Brewers Player Insights

• Chourio is the Brewers best power option, hitting five long balls this season in addition to accumulating 17 RBI, both team highs.
• Chourio is 18th in homers and 10th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Brice Turang is hitting .312 with a double, three home runs and four walks.
• Turang is 57th in home runs and 57th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Sal Frelick leads the Brewers with a .318 batting average.
• Frelick will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a triple, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• William Jesus (Castillo) Contreras has two doubles, three home runs and 11 walks while batting .234.
• Contreras has recorded at least one hit in 10 games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .351 with two doubles, three home runs, five walks and 11 RBI.

Brewers Team Props

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and have gone 2-4 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents are 5-4-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Athletics have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Soderstrom paces the Athletics in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (18).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Soderstrom's home run total is first and his RBI tally is sixth.
• Soderstrom brings a hitting streak of three games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with three home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
• Jacob Wilson is hitting .338 to lead the lineup.
• Among all major league hitters, Wilson is 100th in home runs and 57th in RBI.
• Lawrence Butler is batting .296 with five doubles, two home runs and 11 walks.
• Shea Langeliers is hitting .237 with three doubles, four home runs and nine walks.

Athletics Team Props

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