The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers meet in their regular season finale in MLB action from American Family Field on Sunday.

Cubs Eliminated From Playoff Contention

The Chicago Cubs fell just short in their bid to crack the NL Wild Card spots, sitting with a record of 83-78 on the year after a 10-6 loss to the Brewers on Saturday. Entering Saturday’s action, Nico Hoerner leads the Cubbies with 175 hits along with 68 RBIs and a .283 batting average this season while Cody Bellinger has a team-high 26 home runs and 96 RBIs along with a .307 batting average this season. Ian Happ has a team-high 34 doubles as well for the Cubbies this season. Justin Steele will start for the Cubs here and is 16-5 with a 3.06 ERA and 176 strikeouts this season.

Chicago Cubs Team Facts

The Cubs have won each of their last eight day games following a win.
The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as road favorites against the Brewers following a road win.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last three day games at American Family Field.
The Cubs have trailed after 7 innings in six of their last eight games as road favorites against National League opponents.
The Cubs have led after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against the Brewers.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

Patrick Wisdom has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Brewers after playing the previous day.
Ian Happ has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Cubs’ last six games as road favorites.
Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
Cody Bellinger ranks 7th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.307) this season.

Brewers Preparing For NL Wild Card

The Milwaukee Brewers come into this game prepping for their NL Wild Card series after eliminating the rival Cubs from playoff contention with Saturday’s win propelling the Brewers to 91-70 on the year. Entering Saturday, William Contreras leads the Brewers with 154 hits and 38 doubles, while Christian Yelich has 76 RBIs and a .277 batting average as well as a .369 OBP. Willy Adames comes in with a team-leading 24 home runs and 78 RBIs and has the unfortunate distinction of leading the Brewers with 163 strikeouts this season. The Brewers did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.

Milwaukee Brewers Team Facts

The Brewers have won each of their last 10 home games against National League opponents following a home loss.
The Brewers have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as home underdogs against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
The Brewers have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as underdogs against National League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three day games between the Cubs and Brewers at American Family Field.
The Brewers have led after 7 innings in seven of their last nine games as home underdogs.

Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts

William Contreras has hit a home run in three of the Brewers’ last 13 day games.
William Contreras has recorded an RBI in four of his five previous home appearances against the Cubs.
William Contreras has recorded at least one total base in each of the Brewers’ last 17 games against NL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Milwaukee Brewers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.227).
The Milwaukee Brewers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (1213).
The Chicago Cubs rank T5th in the league for runs scored this season (819).
The Chicago Cubs rank T5th in the league for triples this season (30).

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at the under here. I think this is going to be all about Justin Steele trying to make one last minute claim for the NL Cy Young, but I’m not sure the bats will be there to back him up after being eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday. Look for this to be a low-scoring matchup to close out the regular season. Give me the under.