Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction
MLB · Monday, October 26, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Tropicana Field · Fox
Result
Final: Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Milwaukee Brewers won). Mel’s pick (Tampa Bay Rays win 52% of the time) was wrong. On the total, Mel’s lean was right.
Mel’s pick
Tampa Bay Rays win 52% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.
- Milwaukee Brewers: 48%
- Tampa Bay Rays: 52%
Projected score
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 4. 25% of the simulations finished as one-score games.
Mel vs the betting line
Mel’s margin (Tampa Bay Rays by about 0.8) is close to the line (Milwaukee Brewers −1.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.
The total is 7; Mel projects 8.1 runs, a lean to the over.
Recent form
Milwaukee Brewers (103-59) scored 5.4 and allowed 3.2 runs a game over their last 5.
Tampa Bay Rays (98-64) scored 4.6 and allowed 3 runs a game over their last 5.
Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 26, 9:13 AM ET.
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