Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers Picks and Prediction for Sunday October 11, 2026
Sunday evening will see the baseball action heat up in the National League with the start of the NLCS series in Milwaukee. The first pitch is set to be thrown at 8:00 PM EST at American Family Field under cloudy skies with a cool 67 degrees projected temperature. The game does see the Brewers coming in as the money line favorite at -113, but the Dodgers are no slouch with a -107 on their money line. The total is set at 6 with the over at -112 and the under -108. The run line favors the Dodgers at -1.5 and +169, but the Brewers are set at +1.5 and is sitting at -207. Make sure you get all the best MLB picks with our free MLB picks.
Starting Pitchers
The Brewers have not announced who they are sending to the mound yet. However, it is highly unlikely that the Brewers will rely on a bullpen day as the first game of the NLCS will set the pace for the series. The Dodgers for their part are putting Tarik Skubal on the mound. This postseason Skubal has posted a 1-0 record and a 1.80 ERA with a 0.67 WHIP. However, he has only managed to throw a total of 6 innings on the postseason giving up 2 hits and striking out 7 while walking 2. The downside is one of the hits that he allowed did leave the park.
Dodgers Look To Build Momentum
The Dodgers are coming off of a series against the Braves which seen them take 4 games to knock the Braves out. However, the Dodgers did the knockout blow on the road in stunning fashion with a 4-1 win. The Dodgers have won 2 games straight and are coming off of a season that seen the Dodgers finish with an impressive 100-62 mark.
So far the post season has not seen the Dodgers hitting show up big. That could be the Braves pitching staff was that good, but it could also be the Dodgers hit a slump. The Dodgers in the post season have hit at a clip of only .203 with a .264 OBP. The slugging for the Dodgers is sitting at .391 on the season and the Dodgers have brought in 14 runs total with a 3.50 per game average. The hitting for the Dodgers sits at 27 hits on the post season, but have managed to get 8 homers, but the extra bases seem to be missing with only a lone double. Running the base paths for the Dodgers has been a challenge as well with 3 steals in the post season, but the Dodgers are also free swinging with 35 strikeouts.
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On the mound the Dodgers this post season have been decent with a 2.00 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. The Dodgers have thrown a total of 36 innings with 18 hits given up, but have allowed 8 runs all of them earned. Out of the 18 hits 2 of them have left the yard. Now, one aspect that the Dodgers pitching staff does have going for them is the fact that they struck out 39 batters or 9.75 per 9 innings. The Braves hitters struggled immensely in hitting the Dodgers pitching staff which allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .145.
Brewers Look To Establish Home Field Dominance
The Brewers managed to snag the home field advantage coming off of a massive record during the regular season. The Brewers ended up sitting at 103-59 at the end of the season. The Brewers ended up getting the series win over the Padres with a 3-1 mark. The last game seen the Brewers win by a score of 3-1. However, the Brewers have only ended up getting the win in the last game to seal the series.
Hitting for the Brewers on the postseason is impressive with a .250 average on 33 hits. The Brewers have ended up getting 2 doubles, a triple, and only 3 homers on the postseason. This has led to the Brew Crew getting a .340 OBP and a .348 slugging. Milwaukee has scored only 13 runs this post season, but have drawn 16 walks and struck out 26 times. Milwaukee has managed to steal 5 bases on the post season so far.
On the pitching side of the ball the Milwaukee team has managed to post a 1.80 ERA in the post season. The Brewers have a 1.09 WHIP and have thrown a total of 35 innings. The Brewers have allowed only 10 runs in the post season, but out of that only 7 of them were allowed and the Brewers have surrendered 2 homers out of 23 hits. The Brewers have walked 15 batters and struck out 32 batters or 8.23 per 9 innings. The opponents, the Padres, managed to hit at a clip of .181 against the Brewers team.
Dodgers vs Brewers Picks & Prediction
Dodgers vs Brewers Moneyline Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers are a team that simply does not give up a lot of hits. That does not bode well for a Brewers team that seems to have shown a reliance on the small ball hitting and baserunning this year. With only 4.5 hits allowed on the year per game for the Dodgers that can really limit the Brewers hitting and baserunning chances. Coupled that with the seemingly lack of power for the Brewers it makes it harder to back the Brewers. I look for the Dodgers power hitting to make the difference, but I still expect this to be a low scoring game as neither teams offense is really able to overcome the pitching from the Brewers.
Dodgers vs Brewers Total Pick: Under 6
In this game here the offenses have their chance to shine, but I do not think they will really take control over the game. The pitching staff from the Dodgers should limit the hitting and therefore the baserunning of the Brewers. However, at the same time the Dodgers power hitting will not be able to set the tone in this game as well. Look for this game to turn more into a pitchers duel and end up having a game that settles on the under as the pitchers battle this one out on the mound.
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