Dodgers vs. Brewers prediction: MLB odds, pick, best bet for Thursday

It’s the heavyweight bout we’ve been waiting for. The Dodgers and Brewers — baseball’s best two clubs — take the diamond on Thursday to begin a four-game set in Los Angeles. After getting swept by the Red Sox and Cubs and dropping a series to the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers responded with a swift broom to the Royals.Milwaukee presents a big gear shift, though, especially considering the Dodgers rank No.

20 in wRC+ in August. Freddie Freeman’s scary tumble into the visiting dugout on Wednesday has him day-to-day as Los Angeles will lean on a red-hot trio of Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Tucker. The Brewers just suffered a sweep themselves at the hands of the Padres and have now dropped four of their last six.Their pitching has held them together through an offensive dry spell as the Brewers totaled just seven runs against San Diego. ...