Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, tips and betting trends | September 18

The Philadelphia Phillies (91-60) will visit the Milwaukee Brewers (87-64), in the final Game of a three-Game series, Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.

The Brewers are favored (-117) in a projected tight Game against the Phillies (-102). The Milwaukee Brewers will give the start to Freddy Peralta (11-8, 3.75 ERA), who is looking for win No. 12 on the season, and the Phillies will counter with Aaron Nola (12-8, 3.62 ERA).

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Brewers vs. Phillies action, including viewing options.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Brewers (-117, bet $117 to win $100)
• Underdog: Phillies (-102, bet $102 to win $100)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers vs. Phillies: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Stadium: American Family Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Brewers stats and trends

Brewers betting records

• The Brewers have entered the game as favorites 85 times this season and won 50, or 58.8%, of those games.
• This season Milwaukee has won 45 of its 74 games, or 60.8%, when favored by at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.9% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 78 of 151 opportunities.
• The Brewers are 80-70-0 against the spread this season.

Freddy Peralta (Brewers probable starter)

• Peralta (11-8 with a 3.75 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 163 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Brewers, his 31st of the season.
• In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• The 28-year-old has a 3.75 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings across 30 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .230 to opposing hitters.
• Peralta is trying to pick up his 12th quality start of the season in this game.
• Peralta has put up 26 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
• In five of his 30 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• The opposing Phillies offense has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and is ninth in MLB play with 183 home runs. It has a collective .258 batting average, and is fourth in MLB with 1336 total hits and fifth in MLB action scoring 732 runs.
• The 28-year-old’s 3.75 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.243 WHIP ranks 40th, and 10.1 K/9 ranks 10th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Brewers batting stats

• The Brewers’ 169 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
• Fueled by 434 extra-base hits, Milwaukee ranks 13th in MLB with a .407 slugging percentage this season.
• The Brewers rank eighth in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
• Milwaukee has scored the fourth-most runs in the majors this season with 733.
• The Brewers have an on-base percentage of .328 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
• Milwaukee ranks 20th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.

Phillies stats and trends

Phillies betting records

• The Phillies have been chosen as underdogs in 29 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (48.3%) in those games.
• This season, Philadelphia has been victorious nine times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 50.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 70 of its 151 opportunities.
• The Phillies are 70-80-0 against the spread in their 150 games that had a posted line this season.

Aaron Nola (Phillies probable starter)

• The Phillies will send Nola (12-8) to the mound for his 31st start of the season. He is 12-8 with a 3.62 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 181 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Friday against the New York Mets, when the right-hander went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing six hits.
• Over 30 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 3.62 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .245 to his opponents.
• Nola enters this outing with 18 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Nola is looking to record his 26th start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
• He has had five appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
• The opposing Brewers offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is ninth in the league with 1277 total hits and fourth in MLB action with 733 runs scored. They have the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.407) and are 15th in all of MLB with 169 home runs.
• Head-to-head against the Brewers this season, Nola has thrown seven innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out five.
• The 31-year-old’s 3.62 ERA ranks 29th, 1.197 WHIP ranks 32nd, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 26th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Phillies batting stats

• The Phillies average 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in baseball with 183 total home runs.
• This season, Philadelphia’s .425 slugging percentage ranks sixth-best in the majors.
• The Phillies are fourth in MLB with a .258 batting average.
• Philadelphia scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (732 total, 4.8 per game).
• The Phillies rank fifth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .327.

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