Brewers vs Rays Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for World Series Game 1 on Oct. 23

Odds updated as of 6:12 a.m.

The MLB slate on Friday includes the Milwaukee Brewers facing the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series.

Before you do any MLB betting on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's what you need to know.

Brewers vs Rays Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers (103-59) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (98-64)
• Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: American Family Field -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Coverage: FOX

Brewers vs Rays Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: MIL: (-196) | TB: (+164)
• Spread: MIL: -1.5 (+122) | TB: +1.5 (-146)
• Total: 6.5 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Brewers vs Rays Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) - 16-5, 1.80 ERA vs Nick Martínez (Rays) - 15-6, 3.10 ERA

The Brewers will look to Jacob Misiorowski (16-5, 1.80 ERA) versus the Rays and Nick Martinez (15-6, 3.10 ERA). Misiorowski's team is 20-12-0 against the spread this season in his starts. When Misiorowski starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 22-6. The Rays are 21-12-0 against the spread when Martinez starts. The Rays have an 11-5 record in Martínez's 16 starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.

Brewers vs Rays Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Brewers win (51.6%)

Brewers vs Rays Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Rays-Brewers, Tampa Bay is the underdog at +164, and Milwaukee is -196 playing at home.

Brewers vs Rays Spread

• The Rays are +1.5 on the run line against the Brewers. The Rays are -146 to cover, and the Brewers are +122.

Brewers vs Rays Over/Under

• The over/under for the Brewers versus Rays contest on Oct. 23 has been set at 6.5, with -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.

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Brewers vs Rays Betting Trends

• The Brewers have been victorious in 84, or 66.1%, of the 127 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Milwaukee has come away with a win 21 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -196 on the moneyline.
• The Brewers and their opponents have gone over in 74 of their 169 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Brewers have an against the spread record of 90-79-0 in 169 games with a line this season.
• The Rays are 28-25 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 52.8% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has played as a moneyline underdog of +164 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• In the 168 games bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 79 times (79-87-2).
• The Rays have put together a 91-77-0 record ATS this season (covering 54.2% of the time).

Brewers Player Leaders

• Brice Turang has an OPS of .819, fueled by an OBP of .367 and a team-best slugging percentage of .452 this season. He has a .270 batting average.
• He is 41st in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 47th in slugging among qualifying hitters in the majors.
• William Contreras is batting .270 with 27 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 61 walks. He's slugging .417 with an on-base percentage of .341.
• He is 41st in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage and 77th in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Contreras takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Jackson Chourio leads Milwaukee with 152 hits. He is batting .291 this season and 52 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
• Jake Bauers leads Milwaukee with an OBP of .389 this season while batting .266 with 94 walks and 93 runs scored.
• Bauers brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, six walks and six RBIs.

Rays Player Leaders

• Junior Caminero paces the Rays with 170 hits. He's batting .276 and slugging .524 with an on-base percentage of .360.
• Including all qualified players in MLB, he is 33rd in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage.
• Caminero heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Yandy Diaz paces his team with a .446 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .293 with an on-base percentage of .359.
• Including all qualifying hitters, he ranks 10th in batting average, 33rd in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage.
• Liam Hicks a has .367 on-base percentage to lead the Rays.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .306 with 16 doubles, six triples and 26 walks.

Brewers vs Rays Head to Head

• 4/1/2026: 8-2 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
• 3/31/2026: 6-2 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 3/30/2026: 3-2 TB (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -158, Underdog Moneyline: +134)
• 5/10/2025: 3-2 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
• 5/9/2025: 4-3 TB (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 5/1/2024: 7-1 MIL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
• 4/30/2024: 8-2 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -174, Underdog Moneyline: +146)
• 4/29/2024: 1-0 TB (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
• 5/21/2023: 6-4 MIL (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
• 5/20/2023: 8-4 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -210, Underdog Moneyline: +176)

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