Brewers vs Guardians Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, May 12

Cleveland Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning in Game 3 of the baseball AL Championship Series Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Cleveland.
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  • The Brewers are -135 favorites vs the Guardians
  • Brewers vs Guardians Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
  • Brewers / Guardians TV Channel: GDTV | FDWI

The Milwaukee Brewers (-130) visit Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians (+110) on Monday, May 12, 2025. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10pm EDT in Cleveland, OH.

This season, the Brewers are 19-21 against the spread (ATS), while the Guardians are 20-19 ATS.

Brewers vs Guardians Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Brewers starting pitcher: Freddy Peralta 4-2, 2.19 ERA
  • Guardians starting pitcher: Ben Lively 2-2, 3.52 ERA

Brewers vs. Guardians Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Brewers-1.5 +135O 8.5 -110-130
Guardians +1.5 -160U 8.5 -110+110

Brewers vs Guardians Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Brewers will win Monday‘s MLB game with 55.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Brewers players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Brewers Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Isaac Collins has hit the Runs Under in his last 7 games (+7.00 Units / 46% ROI)
  • Freddy Peralta has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 10 of his last 15 away games (+4.70 Units / 27% ROI)
  • Isaac Collins has hit the Home Runs Over in 1 of his last 4 away games (+4.50 Units / 112% ROI)
  • Isaac Collins has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 5 of his last 6 games (+4.00 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Freddy Peralta has hit the Earned Runs Under in 6 of his last 8 games (+3.85 Units / 34% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Guardians players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Guardians Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Ben Lively has hit the Strikeouts Under in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+8.70 Units / 45% ROI)
  • Ben Lively has hit the Walks Allowed Over in 5 of his last 7 games (+2.35 Units / 24% ROI)
  • Ben Lively has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 3 of his last 4 games (+2.00 Units / 43% ROI)
  • Ben Lively has hit the Earned Runs Under in 3 of his last 4 games (+1.85 Units / 44% ROI)

Brewers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Brewers are 20-20 against the Run Line (-3.5 Units / -6.48% ROI).

  • 19-21 when betting on the Moneyline for -3.4 Units / -6.95% ROI
  • 15-22 when betting on the total runs Over for -9.45 Units / -21.31% ROI
  • 22-15 when betting on the total runs Under for +5.55 Units / 12.71% ROI

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 20-19 against the Run Line (-2.75 Units / -5% ROI).

  • 23-16 when betting on the Moneyline for +7.8 Units / 17.16% ROI
  • 20-16 when betting on the total runs Over for +2.75 Units / 6.46% ROI
  • 16-20 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.9 Units / -13.66% ROI

Guardians vs Brewers Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Rhys Hoskins (MIL) 0.5 +340 0.5 -450
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 +400 0.5 -550
Christian Yelich (MIL) 0.5 +425 0.5 -600
Kyle Manzardo (CLE) 0.5 +450 0.5 -625
William Contreras (MIL) 0.5 +450 0.5 -625

Guardians vs Brewers Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Sal Frelick (MIL) 0.5 -275 0.5 +200
Brice Turang (MIL) 0.5 -275 0.5 +200
William Contreras (MIL) 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
Steven Kwan (CLE) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 -220 0.5 +165

Guardians vs Brewers RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Christian Yelich (MIL) 0.5 +120 0.5 -160
William Contreras (MIL) 0.5 +125 0.5 -160
Rhys Hoskins (MIL) 0.5 +130 0.5 -165
Jackson Chourio (MIL) 0.5 +140 0.5 -185
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 +150 0.5 -200

Guardians vs Brewers Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Freddy Peralta (MIL) 5.5 -115 5.5 -115
Ben Lively (CLE) 3.5 +100 3.5 -130

Freddy Peralta had a strike rate of just 58% (596/1,019) in two strike counts in the 2024 season — 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 65% — fifth Percentile.

Freddy Peralta has a strike rate of just 52% (73/141) when going through the lineup the third time in a game this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64% — first Percentile.

Freddy Peralta has allowed a slugging percentage of just .118 (11 Total Bases / 93 ABs) with two-strikes this season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .253 — 97th Percentile.

Freddy Peralta has a strike rate of just 61% (2,319/3,813) since last season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 65% — fourth Percentile.

Guardians Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

14 of Ben Lively’s 46 breaking pitch strikeouts (30%) have been backdoor since last season — 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 14% — 99th Percentile.

Ben Lively has walked 2% of right-handed batters this season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7% — 97th Percentile.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 10% (7/69) against Ben Lively with runners in scoring position this season — 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — third Percentile.

Opponents have a two strike miss rate of just 13% (16/124) against Ben Lively this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — first Percentile.

Brewers Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The Brewers are 108-73 (.597) at home since the 2023 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .526.

The Brewers were 47-34 (.580) at home in the 2024 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .521.

The Brewers are 37-30 (.552) vs the top 10 runs allowed teams since last season They play the Guardians (third best runs allowed) today.

The Brewers are just 0-19 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .044.

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the Brewers

The Guardians were 82-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 9th inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .949.

The Guardians were 71-2 (.973) when leading entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .856.

The Guardians are 90-3 (.968) when leading entering the 7th inning since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .861.

The Guardians are 82-9 (.891) when scoring 5 or more runs since last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .809.

Brewers hitters have a swing rate of just 45% against LHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 48%.

Brewers hitters had 129 extra-base hits out of 494 total hits (just 26%) with two-strikes in 2023 — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 33%.

Brewers hitters had a swing rate of just 45% in the 2024 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 48%.

Brewers hitters came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 1,726 of their 6,170 plate appearances (28%) in the 2024 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Guardians hitters had an OPS of just .662 (1,910 PA’s) against LHP in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .742.

The Guardians are batting just .294 in hitter’s counts since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .335.

The Guardians batted just .232 against LHP in the 2023 season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .254.

Guardians hitters slugged just .367 against LHP in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .419.

Batters facing the Brewers pitchers have struck out in the zone 55% of the time since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%. since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Batters facing the Brewers pitchers have struck out in the zone 52% of the time since the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 49%. since the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 49%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 24% against Brewers pitchers since last season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Batters facing the Brewers pitchers have struck out in the zone 58% of the time this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 51%. this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 51%.

Opponents had a groundball batting average of just .207 against Guardians pitchers with runners on base in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .262.

Opponents had a groundball batting average of just .223 against Guardians pitchers in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .249.

The Guardians allowed 0.87 runs per game (140/161) in late innings in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 1.29.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .222 against Guardians pitchers with runners on base since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .263.

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