Brewers vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 28, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (48-33) will put their four-game win streak to the test when they host the Chicago Cubs (38-44) Friday at 8:10 PM ET on MARQ. Sportsbooks consider the Brewers -134 favorites to extend their streak, while the Cubs are +113 underdogs looking for the upset. Milwaukee’s Colin Rea gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Jameson Taillon.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Brewers vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-134)
• Underdog: Cubs (+113)
• Over/under: 8.5

Brewers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Brewers have been favorites in 41 games this season and have come away with the win 27 times (65.9%) in those contests.
• This year Milwaukee has won 16 of 22 games when listed as at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 57.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cubs have been the underdog on the moneyline 43 total times this season. They’ve gone 18-25 in those games.
• Chicago is 9-11 (winning 45% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +113 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 46.9%.

Brewers vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit nine home runs with 49 RBI.
• Among hitters in baseball, Contreras is 85th in home runs and 21st in RBI.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (13) and runs batted in (54) this season while batting .238.
• Christopher Morel leads the Cubs with 15 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Morel ranks 21st in home runs and 30th in RBI.
• Cody Bellinger is batting .271 to pace his team.

Brewers vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.76 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Brewers rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff paces MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.96 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average MLB’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.279).