Dodgers vs. Brewers prediction, odds, start time: 2026 NLCS Game 1 picks for Sunday, Oct. 11, by model

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are set to face off in Game 1 of the 2026 NLCS on Sunday, October 11. SportsLine's predictive model ran 10,000 simulations of the matchup to generate picks and odds. Jacob Misiorowski is slated to start for the Brewers while Tarik Skubal takes the mound for the Dodgers in the pivotal playoff opener.