Brewers Are In Line To Win Weekend Series
Brewers vs Nationals MLB Odds: Back The More Consistent Team
The Milwaukee Brewers are holding firm at the top of the NL Central. They’ve made some deadline moves to keep them there throughout the season’s final two months.
The Brewers’ schedule is also favorable over the weekend. They will take on the Washington Nationals, who sold off many of their top players at the MLB Trade Deadline.
They’ll play a three-game series with two players who were traded for this season alone. It’s fascinating how good the Brewers have been despite all of the MLB injuries they’ve had to deal with.
Let’s also not forget the Brewers traded Corbin Burnes to the Orioles in a major blockbuster before the start of the season.
It seemed like the Brewers were going to be an average ball club. But they’re sitting at 61-47 and have a comfortable lead in the NL Central.
We’ll see if they can extend their lead in the division with an easy three-game series against Washington.
- Milwaukee is already a favorite on the road in Game 1.
- The Brewers are -118, the moneyline, with the total set at 9.5.
- However, the Under is currently -124.
Let’s break down the full Brewers vs Nationals MLB odds for Game 1 and the rest of the series below.
Brewers vs Nationals 
Date & Time:
Records: Brewers (61-47)/Nationals (50-55)
Location: Nationals Park, Washington DC
Streaming: Apple TV+
Milwaukee Landed Frankie Montas
The Brewers headed into the MLB Trade Deadline knowing they needed a veteran starter. They struck a deal with the Reds for Frankie Montas despite Montas’s 5.01 ERA on the season. He doesn’t have the best MLB stats 2024.
Montas was traded for the fifth time since his big league debut in 2015. The Brewers liked Montas because he’s a one-year rental after signing a one-year deal with Cincinnati earlier in the offseason.
The Brewers sent Joey Wiemer and Jakob Junis back to the Reds to make the deal happen.
Montas will start Game 1 of this series against the Nationals.
New Look Nationals
The Washington Nationals made several deals at the MLB Trade Deadline. It was a seller’s market, and Washington took advantage.
They sent Lane Thomas to the Guardians and moved Dylan Floro from the bullpen, among other deals.
Washington will get to look at some of its younger players to close out the season.
Brewers vs Nationals MLB OddsFor Game 1:
RL: Brewers -1.5 (+134) ML: Brewers -118, O/U: 9.5 +102/–124
Brewers vs Nationals Series Preview
âš¾ Game 1 âš¾
- Friday, 6:45 pm ET
- Frankie Montas vs Jake Irvin
Brewers fans will get their first glimpse of Frankie Montas in a Milwaukee uniform. He’s a right-handed pitcher who lefties have rocked over the last month.
Montas has allowed a .409 ISO and wOBA of .484 to his last 52 lefties. However, he’s pitched better against righties over the previous month, forcing 61.8% of ground balls.
Overall, he’s not adding a lot of strikeouts and has struggled with walks.
Washington’s Luis Garcia is really the only batter to watch out for as a lefty against righties. The lefties in the Washington lineup combined have hit a .144 ISO and wOBA of .272 against righties over the last 30 days.
Washington will counter with Jake Irvin. Irvin is a righty who has allowed a .212 ISO and wOBA of .318 to his last 125 batters. His walks are down, but everything else is up from the previous month.
Jackson Chourio, Rhys Hoskins, and Willy Adames are the hitters to watch out for against Jake Irvin. However, Milwaukee hasn’t consistently succeeded against righties over the last 30 days.
Therefore, I’ll side with the team that wins more games. Let’s back the Brewers at -118. It’s one of our favorite MLB best bets today.
âš¾ Game 2 âš¾
- Saturday, 4:05 pm ET
- Aaron Civale vs. DJ Herz
Although Aaron Civale didn’t begin the baseball season with the Brewers, he’s already had some starts with them. Over the last 30 days, he’s allowed a .342 ISO and wOBA of .465 to his previous 42 righties. He’s done the exact opposite of Montas despite both pitchers being righties.
Civale has held his last 52 lefties to a .287 wOBA and has earned nearly 31% of strikeouts against lefties. He’s got super weird splits recently.
The one righty to watch out for against Civale is Juan Yepez. But again, most of the lineup has struggled to hit for power over the last month against righties.
Meanwhile, the Nationals will run with DJ Herz in Game 2. He’ll be the first of two lefties in this series. Herz has added 31.7% of strikeouts over the last month but has also allowed a .224 ISO and wOBA of .323. If he can limit fly balls better and keep hard contact down slightly more, he’ll be really solid for the Nationals down the stretch. It’s just not projected to happen that way.
The Brewers’ projected lineup has hit a .233 ISO and wOBA of .392 against lefties over the last month. The squad has struck out 24.5% of the time, but the power from Hoskins and Eric Haase has been a big helper for Milwaukee against lefties over the last month.
Back the Brewers for Game 2 as one of our free MLB picks.
âš¾ Game 3 âš¾
- Sunday, 1:35 pm ET
- Tobias Myers vs. Mitchell Parker
Tobias Myers will pitch in the finale of this series. He’s a rookie pitcher who has been unhittable against righties. However, lefties have smacked a .267 ISO and wOBA of .432 over the last month. Myers has given up 58.8% of hard contact to lefties and has induced just 35.3% of ground balls in the previous 30 days.
He’ll take on Mitchell Parker of the Nationals, another lefty who hasn’t been getting righties out recently. Milwaukee should be the play once the Brewers vs Nationals MLB odds are released.
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