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The Milwaukee Brewers (49-33), led by the red-hot Jackson Chourio and his two-game homer streak, are -133 favorites to pick up a win over the Chicago Cubs (38-45) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, live from American Family Field and broadcast on MARQ.
Tobias Myers will get the ball for Milwaukee while Chicago will counter with Justin Steele.
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Brewers and Cubs Betting Trends
The Brewers have a 28-15 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.1% of those games).
Milwaukee has gone 17-6 (winning 73.9% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -133 or shorter.
The Cubs have entered the game as underdogs 43 times this season and won 18, or 41.9%, of those games.
Chicago has entered 19 games this season as the underdog by +114 or more and is 9-10 in those contests.
The Brewers have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 82 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 44 of those games (44-35-3).
The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 83 games with a total this season.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers are the seventh-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (395 total).
Milwaukee is 15th in MLB action with 84 total home runs.
The Brewers are sixth in MLB with a .254 batting average.
Milwaukee strikes out 8.7 times per game, the No. 22 average in MLB.
The Brewers pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Milwaukee’s 3.74 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored the 18th-most runs in the league this season with 341 (4.1 per game).
Chicago ranks 19th in Major League Baseball with 79 home runs.
The Cubs have a team batting average of .229 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 25th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
The Cubs strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
Chicago has the 13th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Myers gets the start for the Brewers, his 11th of the season. He is 5-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings pitched.
William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a .289 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 49 RBI.
Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 13 and runs batted in with 54.
Brice Turang is slashing .288/.353/.406 this season for the Brewers.
Christian Yelich has collected 67 hits this season and has an OBP of .400. He’s slugging .476 on the year.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Steele (0-3) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 12th start of the season.
Christopher Morel paces the Cubs in home runs (15) and runs batted in (45).
Cody Bellinger is batting .267 to pace his team.
Nico Hoerner is hitting .249 with 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 29 walks.
Ian Happ is batting .229 with 18 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 43 walks.
Brewers and Cubs Injuries
Brewers: Gary Sánchez: 10 Day IL (Calf), Oliver Dunn: 10 Day IL (Back), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Forearm), 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)
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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