Saturday's contest between the Milwaukee Brewers (26-17) and Houston Astros (19-25) matching up at Minute Maid Park has a projected final score of 5-4 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Brewers, so it should be a tight matchup. The game will begin at 7:10 PM ET on May 18.

The probable pitchers are Justin Verlander (2-1) for the Astros and Bryse Wilson (2-1) for the Brewers.

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Astros vs. Brewers Game Info & Odds

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Astros vs. Brewers Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this game is Brewers 5, Astros 4.

Total Prediction for Astros vs. Brewers

  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

Astros Performance Insights

  • The Astros have played as the favorite five times over their past 10 games and won each of those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with a total, Houston and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
  • The Astros have won 15, or 45.5%, of the 33 games they've played as favorites this season.
  • This season Houston has won nine of its 14 games, or 64.3%, when favored by at least -150 on the moneyline.
  • The Astros have a 60% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Houston has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 200 (4.5 per game).
  • The Astros have the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.58).

Brewers Performance Insights

  • In four games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Brewers have a record of 2-2.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, Milwaukee and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total seven times.
  • The Brewers have come away with 13 wins in the 21 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Milwaukee has been listed as an underdog of +125 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Milwaukee scores the third-most runs in baseball (223 total, 5.2 per game).
  • The Brewers have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.

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Astros Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 12 @ Tigers W 9-3 Justin Verlander vs Jack Flaherty
May 13 Athletics W 9-2 Spencer Arrighetti vs Ross Stripling
May 14 Athletics W 2-1 Ronel Blanco vs JP Sears
May 15 Athletics W 3-0 Framber Valdez vs Aaron Brooks
May 16 Athletics W 8-1 Cristian Javier vs Joey Estes
May 18 Brewers - Justin Verlander vs Bryse Wilson
May 19 Brewers - Spencer Arrighetti vs Colin Rea
May 20 Angels - Framber Valdez vs Reid Detmers
May 21 Angels - Cristian Javier vs Griffin Canning
May 22 Angels - Hunter Brown vs Tyler Anderson
May 24 @ Athletics - Justin Verlander vs Ross Stripling

Brewers Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 11 Cardinals W 5-3 Freddy Peralta vs Kyle Gibson
May 12 Cardinals L 4-3 Bryse Wilson vs Miles Mikolas
May 13 Pirates L 8-6 Colin Rea vs Mitch Keller
May 14 Pirates W 4-3 Joe Ross vs Quinn Priester
May 15 Pirates W 10-2 Robert Gasser vs Martín Pérez
May 18 @ Astros - Bryse Wilson vs Justin Verlander
May 19 @ Astros - Colin Rea vs Spencer Arrighetti
May 20 @ Marlins - Joe Ross vs Ryan Weathers
May 21 @ Marlins - Robert Gasser vs Trevor Rogers
May 22 @ Marlins - Freddy Peralta vs Jesús Luzardo
May 24 @ Red Sox - Bryse Wilson vs Kutter Crawford

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