No, I’m not talking to you Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates and Reds fans. I know you won’t do this, even though you should. This is for the sports bettors or anyone else looking to place a fun bet as we get closer to the 2024 MLB season. Right now, even if you want to throw $5 on one or all of these, there are some insane Milwaukee Brewers odds available currently. And it won’t last forever.
Here are the current bets I have, and more will be coming. I will be break down the best ones below, but wanted to quickly show you what I am working with. A lot of you will stop reading now that you’ve seen the bets, and that’s totally fine. Thanks for stopping by! Not all of these are the great bets I am talking about, but feel free to join in.
There are profits to made right now with the Futures bets out there for Milwaukee. So take advantage, and have a nice present for yourself so you can afford the fancy Halloween candy this year and try whatever terrible fall variety pack of hard seltzers Truly decides to roll out.
2024 Brewers Season Outlook
The Milwaukee Brewers enter the 2024 season as defending NL Central champs. They’ve made the playoffs the last five out of six years. They have one of best younger core of players in the league, it could even be the best. Ok, let’s say second best after the Baltimore Orioles. Obviously, you can’t claim how good they are until it happens or years down the road for younger teams. The team has a lot of second year players who need to take a big step or at least progress. Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick, Joey Wiemer, Brice Turang, Abner Uribe, Andruw Monasterio and others will all be on their second years and for some, first full season. That is a lot of potential and young, controllable talent within the Brewers org.
Oh, and let’s not forget they signed one of the league’s top prospects, Jackson Chourio, to a massive extension last December. The Brewers will basically be paying him $10M over the next 8-10 years. He could make up to $140M during that time. That is a huge investment in what could be the league’s next superstar. And who do they currently compare him to? Well, what would be players like Bryce Harper and Ronald Acuna Jr., and that seemed to work out pretty well for the teams that brought them up. The results ended in something rhyming with Gorld Beries.
They also have prospects like Tyler Black, Robert Gasser, Jacob Misiorowski, Jeferson Quero and others who will either make the Opening Day roster or be there by the end of the year. And with the Corbin Burnes trade, now have the 2nd best minor league system in baseball. Are prospects guaranteed to work out? Of course not. But given that the Brewers were in the bottom third only a few years ago is a very good sign.
Yes, the team lost some major players. They just traded Corbin Burnes to the Orioles for a back rotation arm, utility infielder and 2024 draft pick. We can’t pretend it’s not a big loss. They also lost Brandon Woodruff to a freak injury, who may never pitch the same again. He was probably on his way to an extension with Milwaukee before 2023’s year of injuries, which about sums up the team’s luck as of late. The Brewers also changed managers, with Benedict Craig Counsell going to the Cubs. We won’t go into all of that, but let’s just say in the 2023 playoffs, Craig was already there in his mind. It appears that is determining a lot of odds right now, but seems very short-sighted.
So what Brewers bets should you take right now? Let’s break them down quick.
Go Bet the Milwaukee Brewers Over 76.5 Season Wins
To me, this is the most ridiculous bet of the bunch. That’s probably why it’s around -106 to -110 currently. If you aren’t a better, it means you will basically double your money with your bet. A $10 bet will pay around $9.50. Here is why playing under 76.5 would be ridiculous.
The Brewers haven’t won less that 77 games in a full season since 2016. They went 73-89 that year. Since then, they have gone 86-76, 96-67, 89-73, 29-31 (2020 shortened season, doesn’t count), 95-67, 86-76 and 92-70. That means the last six full seasons they have won more than 77 games. This is a no-brainer.
According to Vegas right now, losing Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff and Craig Counsell means they will win 16 less games this season. That math doesn’t add up. Brandon Woodruff barely pitched last year, and could argue for 5-6 games with Burnes gone, but that is also a stretch. The same core team is still there. They added hitters like Rhys Hoskins and Gary Sanchez to replace Rowdy Tellez and Jesse Winker. Those are clear upgrades. They have a top 5 bullpen in baseball, and their core hitters can really produce runs when clicking. Christian Yelich is back to his above average numbers, even if he isn’t at his MVP form. And that is fine, because according to last year’s stats, he should have actually been paid more than his current contract when it comes to league averages with stats and salaries. William Contreras could be a sneaky NL MVP pick. Willy Adames had one of his worst seasons and the team still won 92 games.
This one is easy to take. Last year’s season total was 86.5. Taking 10 away from the defending champs when the rest of the NL Central hasn’t done anything spectacular to compete is insanity, and you can profit from it.
Go Bet the Milwaukee Brewers To Make the Playoffs
I have said it already, but the Brewers have made the playoffs the last five out of six years. Besides 2020, they have taken either first or second in the NL Central since 2017. To assume this team is just going to suddenly plummet is funny. It’s not guaranteed, but with the new expanded playoffs, they have an even better chance of making it. This is not a bad team.
Right now, the odds for the Brewers are between +280 to +300 to make it. That’s a great bet. Betting on a team that has done something the last five of six years to do it again has some pretty good stats behind it. Again, the chances of this team suddenly falling off the face of the earth and not be competitive this year is slim. Is there a chance they play like crap and sell like crazy at the deadline to push for the future? Sure. But that’s usually not how they have operated.
Go Bet the Milwaukee Brewers to Win the NL Central
Out of the last seven seasons, Milwaukee has Brewers have won the NL Central half the time. Again, it’s hard to count 2020, where they technically took fourth but still made the playoffs. 2020 was crazy, dude.
The Cardinals didn’t do much but add a few aging pitchers. The Cubs are still in the running for Cody Bellinger, but their pitching staff did not get any better overall. The Reds are a fun young team, but probably still a few pieces away from doing anything, and have a lot of young pieces that will need to develop for it all to come together. The Pirates have been very active, but are also the Pirates. They will have a great June, but still be very below average and trade away all their one-year contracts at the deadline for prospects. Will the Brewers get swept by them by their worst rotation arms at some point in the year? Of course, it’s the Milwaukee way.
The Central is still there for the taking for the Brewers. And what are the odds for them to win it? Over +700! Yes, +715 is the bet I got. The Cardinals sit at +150, Cubs at +210, Reds at +335 and Pirates at +1800. The Brewers might not be at +700 anymore, but they will still be in the +600 range. That means if you put $10 down right, you can make at least $70 if they win the division. Even if you aren’t a Brewers fan, that’s a solid bet. And who are these group of people in Vegas that suddenly think the Brewers drop from first place to fourth, and won’t even be able to be better than the Reds? Something is up.
Other Fun Random Bets
So those are the core main bets to take. One or all of those will hit, trust me. I think all three will. I also placed a few others, so ride along if you would like.
I always place a bet for the Milwaukee Brewers to win the World Series. As most of you have probably realized, it never hits. But there is a first time for everything. And this year, if you couldn’t tell by the other bets, is way higher than usual. The past half decade, the Brewers line has been between +2000 to +3000 for winning it all.
This year it is at +6000. So basically almost double than usual. Again, why not throw a small bet just in case, right? Better odds than a Powerball, that’s for sure.
The last wager I have is one of several bets I have the done the past few years, which is MVP. I was at the Casino to bet on Acuna and Shohei Ohtani and a Brewer popped up. William Contreras was there at +7300, and I had to do it. It’s absolutely a long shot, but to me, $5 on a bet that could randomly return almost $750 bucks is fine in my book. As someone who researches, bets and usually wins on golf majors, those returns are nice.
So let me know your thoughts. Follow me @BrewersRaptor on Twitter, other socials @johneganstuff or leave a comment and let me know if you are riding with me. I would love to know if any non-Brewers fans are along for the ride.
The odds are already changing as we get closer to Opening Day, so jump on now. It won’t be as high after the Brewers sign Matt Chapman and Blake Snell*.
*John Egan is not responsible if the Brewers in fact do NOT sign either of these players.
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