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The Milwaukee Brewers (48-33) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (38-44) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 8:10 PM ET on MARQ with the Brewers listed as -116 favorites on the moneyline.
Milwaukee’s Colin Rea and Chicago’s Jameson Taillon have been named the starters for this contest.
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Brewers and Cubs Betting Trends
The Brewers have gone 27-15 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.3% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 25-10 record (winning 71.4% of its games).
The Cubs have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 18 (42.9%) of those contests.
Chicago has a record of 15-21, a 41.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -103 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Brewers have played in 81 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-34-3).
The Cubs’ games have gone over the total in 35 of their 82 chances.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers are the seventh-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (391 total).
Milwaukee ranks 15th in MLB play with 83 home runs. They average one per game.
The Brewers’ .255 batting average is fifth-best in the majors.
Milwaukee’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in MLB.
The eight strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Brewers pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
Milwaukee has a 3.76 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored the 18th-most runs in the league this season with 339 (4.1 per game).
Chicago ranks 21st in Major League Baseball with 78 home runs.
The Cubs rank 24th in MLB with a .230 team batting average.
Chicago ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 Ks per contest.
The Cubs average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the big leagues.
Chicago has pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Rea (6-2 with a 3.62 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 82 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Brewers, his 14th of the season.
William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.292) this season while adding nine home runs and 49 RBI.
Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (13) and runs batted in (54) this season while batting .238.
Brice Turang has collected 79 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
Christian Yelich has collected 67 hits this season and has an OBP of .407. He’s slugging .485 on the year.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Taillon (4-3) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
Christopher Morel has put up a team-best 15 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
Cody Bellinger has a club-high .271 batting average.
Nico Hoerner has 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 29 walks while hitting .248.
Ian Happ is batting .228 with 17 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks.
Brewers and Cubs Injuries
Brewers: Gary Sánchez: 10 Day IL (Calf), Oliver Dunn: 10 Day IL (Back), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), Joe Ross: 15 Day IL (Back), Robert Gasser: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), D.L. Hall: 60 Day IL (Knee), J.B. Bukauskas: 60 Day IL (Lat), Joey Ortiz: day-to-day (Neck)
Cubs: Mike Tauchman: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Keegan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Rib), Javier Assad: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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