The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs meet Wednesday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Preview
Milwaukee played a couple of games versus the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The Brewers did well in that pair, winning both 8-4 and 8-7. Milwaukee took a 3-1 loss to the Cubs on Monday, then in game two the Brewers eked out a 1-0 victory. Starter Colin Rea lasted 5.0 clean frames with four hits and two walks.
Rob Zastryzny will start for the Brewers on Wednesday. So far Zastryzny is 1-0 with five Ks and a clean ERA.
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
Over on the Cubs’ side, they played the Arizona Diamondbacks in their last series. Chicago lost the first two games 5-2 and 3-0 before a 2-1 win Sunday. In Tuesday’s game the Cubs got 7.1 innings with one earned run from starter Jameson Taillon.
Chicago will send out Justin Steele in the start for game three. So far Steele is 2-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 15 starts. Steele is 26-20 with a 3.25 ERA in 89 career games (78 starts).
Cubs vs Brewers Pick Injury Notes
The Cubs transferred RP Luke Little (lat) to the 60-day IL Monday. CF Cody Bellinger (finger) is still having trouble gripping a baseball.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Cubs’ last eight home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Nine of the Brewers’ last 10 games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last 11 home games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last five road games.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Justin Steele has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight home appearances against NL opponents.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 16 appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Patrick Wisdom has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances with the Cubs as home favorites against the Brewers.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six home appearances against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Nico Hoerner has recorded a Double in each of the Cubs’ last three games as favorites against NL opponents.
- Seiya Suzuki has scored a run in seven of his last eight appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts
- Willy Adames has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances at Wrigley Field against opponents that held a losing record.
- William Contreras has recorded at least one Single in each of the Brewers’ last 11 games as underdogs against the Cubs.
- Willy Adames has recorded at least one total base in each of the Brewers’ last nine games as road underdogs.
- William Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of the Brewers’ last 11 games as underdogs against the Cubs.
- Christian Yelich has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances in day games.
- Christian Yelich has scored at least one run in four of his last five appearances in day games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Chicago Cubs rank 4th in the league for walks this season (348).
- The Chicago Cubs rank 5th in the league for strikeouts this season (890).
- The Milwaukee Brewers rank 2nd in the league for on-base percentage this season (.332).
- The Milwaukee Brewers rank 2nd in the league for steals this season (138).
Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
I’ll probably take a stab on the Cubs here. Steele does need a bounce-back start, though. In his last start Steele took a loss to the Diamondbacks with five earned on nine hits and two walks in 4.2 frames. Prior to that Steele had just one earned in 16.0 innings over a pair of wins, though.
On Tuesday the Cubs had a very nice pitching performance across the board but couldn’t do much of anything at the plate. Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner combined for four of the team’s seven hits. Chicago’s offense needs a major kickstart Wednesday or they’ll be in danger of losing the series.