The Milwaukee Brewers are paying a visit to Chicago to square off against their division rival Cubs at Wrigley Field. The opening pitch is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET and NBC Sports Chicago will broadcast the matchup.
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Odds
The Brewers are 67-54 SU and are 63-58 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 9.8 units for moneyline gamblers and 1.8 units ATS. Milwaukee is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. The Cubs, on the other hand, are 68-49 SU and 59-58 ATS. The team’s gained 0.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.6 units ATS. Chicago has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Chicago games have an over/under record of 53-61-3 in 2018. Brewers games have gone under 60 times, gone over 57 times and pushed on four instances.
Jhoulys Chacin will get the start for the visiting Brewers. The right-handed Chacin is 11-4 with a 3.91 ERA and 109 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Chicago this year.
The Cubs are putting the ball in the left hand of Jose Quintana (10-8, 4.28 ERA), who has 105 strikeouts and 54 walks this season as well as a 1.38 WHIP. Quintana is 2-0 with 16 strikeouts and a 0.95 ERA across three starts against Milwaukee this year.
Milwaukee’s pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 4.01 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.69 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.79, along with a K-per-9 of 10.13.
The Brewers offense has slashed .249/.319/.414 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this season, including 3.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain continue to lead Milwaukee’s offense. Yelich is hitting .312/.376/.522 with 18 home runs, 60 RBIs, 82 runs and 14 stolen bases, while Cain (.302/.391/.419) has produced eight homers, 30 RBIs, 61 runs and 21 stolen bases.
For the home team, Chicago’s pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 4.16 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.34 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.8 K/9. In 50 divisional games, Cubs starters have an ERA of 3.65 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.83.
The Chicago hitters are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .213/.299/.265 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Cubs’ hitters have been led by second baseman Javier Baez and first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Baez is hitting .292/.325/.572 with 25 home runs, 89 RBIs, 73 runs and 19 stolen bases, and Rizzo’s line is .265/.363/.441 with 17 homers, 75 RBIs and 48 runs.
The Brewers have lost 5.8 units and are 13-18 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 20 of those games, as opposed to 11 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Cubs have lost 4.5 units and are 44-46 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 41 of those games, as opposed to 46 which went under the total.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Cubs, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – OVER
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Milwaukee has tallied 15 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Chicago has five XBH over its last five.
Chicago has recorded 19.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 16.4 over its last five.
The Brewers have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cubs have hit eight over their last 10.
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