Brewers vs. Cubs Pick
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for their third straight win at the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon at 2:20PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have set the Cubs as a -164 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Brewers are +142 underdogs and the over-under is 8.
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Zach Davies (16-8, 3.78 ERA) will be on the mound for Milwaukee, while Chicagp is going with Kyle Hendricks (6-4, 3.29). Davies holds a 1.33 WHIP with 113 strikeouts in 169 1/3 innings. He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk over 5 2/3 innings in a 9-3 loss at the Brewers his last start. He has a 2.10 ERA in 15 road starts. Hendricks has a 1.21 WHIP with 96 strikeouts over 115 innings. He allowed two earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and no walks over 6 2/3 innings in a 4-3 loss at Pittsburgh last time he was on the mound. Hendricks has a 3.32 ERA at home in 11 starts.
Milwaukee has a 74-68 record and is 35-36 on the road, while Chicago is 77-65 and 40-31 at home. The two teams have split the last 10 meetings 5-5 and the total has gone over six times.
Saturday saw the Brewers cruise to a 15-2 victory as an eight-run third inning broke it open. Hernan Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs and five RBIs. Travis Shaw was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, a run and two RBIs. Keon Broxton was 1-for-2 with three walks and scored four runs. Orlando Arcia finished 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and three RBIs. Chase Anderson threw five shutout innings of one-hit ball to get the win, while also helping at the plate by going 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs. Mike Montgomery took the loss for the Cubs as he gave up four earned runs in two innings. Ben Zobrist was 2-for-4 with a run, while Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run. .
Should you bet against the Cubs today? Yes, you absolutely should. Davies has been a stud on the road, Milwaukee has tons of motivation with another win getting it right back in the thick of the NL Central race and it’s a team playing extremely good ball on the road.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MILWAUKEE BREWERS +142