Brewers vs. Athletics Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 18, 2025

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The Milwaukee Brewers (10-9) are looking for William Contreras to extend a 10-game hitting streak when they square off against the Athletics (8-10) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET at American Family Field. The Brewers are favored (-158) over the Athletics (+134). Freddy Peralta starts for Milwaukee, and J.T. Ginn is Sacramento’s choice to start.

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Brewers to win vs Athletics -158

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Brewers vs. Athletics betting lines

  • Favorite: Brewers (-158)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+134)
  • Over/under: 8

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • The Brewers have gone 8-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 72.7% of those games).
  • The Brewers have played as a moneyline favorite of -158 or shorter in only one game this season, which they won.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 61.2%.
  • The Brewers have played in 19 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total seven times (7-11-1).
  • The Brewers have collected a 10-9-0 record ATS this season.

Brewers hitting info

  • Jackson Chourio has a team-high five home runs and 17 runs batted in.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Chourio’s home run total ranks 15th and his RBI tally ranks sixth.
  • Brice Turang has a double, three home runs and four walks while batting .312.
  • Turang ranks 53rd in homers and 52nd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Sal Frelick has put up a team-high batting average of .318.
  • Frelick enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a triple, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
  • Contreras is hitting .234 with two doubles, three home runs and 11 walks.
  • Contreras takes a 10-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .351 with two doubles, three home runs, five walks and 11 RBI.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
  • The Brewers have the 24th-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (4.47).
  • The Brewers have the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.328).
  • Brewers pitchers combine to give up 27 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (second-most in the majors).
  • They knocked off the Tigers 5-1 in their last game with nine strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 13 times this season and won five, or 38.5%, of those games.
  • The Athletics have a record of 1-2 when they’re set as the underdog by +134 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 42.7% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
  • Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in nine of 18 chances this season.
  • The Athletics are 11-7-0 against the spread in their 18 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

  • Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (17) this season while batting .324.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Soderstrom’s home run total is first, and his RBI total is sixth.
  • Shea Langeliers is batting .237 with an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .492 this season.
  • Langeliers is 26th among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 52nd in RBI.
  • Jacob Wilson’s batting average of .333 leads all Sacramento hitters this season.
  • Lawrence Butler has 19 hits and an OBP of .390 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
  • Butler enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, four walks and an RBI.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
  • Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
  • The Athletics have a combined 1.503 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
  • The Athletics have given up the 23rd-fewest long balls so far this season with 22 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, they defeated the White Sox, 3-1, with five strikeouts and seven hits allowed.
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