The Chicago Cubs (8-11) will visit the Milwaukee Brewers (12-7), Friday at 8:10 PM ET, in a matchup of NL Central rivals.
The Cubs are an underdog away (+124) against the Brewers (-145). The Milwaukee Brewers will give the start to Adrian Houser (1-2, 3.98 ERA) looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Cubs will counter with Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 3.98).
The Brewers won 3-2 over the Pirates yesterday in their most recent game. Hoby Milner was named the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one, while Andrew McCutchen finished 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively.
The Cubs fell to the Braves 5-1 yesterday. Drew Smyly took the loss, pitching 4 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out four.
Prepare for the Brewers vs. Cubs with everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s game.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Brewers (-145, bet $145 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cubs (+124, bet $100 to win $124)
- Over/under: 8
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Brewers Stats and Trends
Brewers Betting Records
- The Brewers have won 10, or 62.5%, of the 16 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- This season, Milwaukee has won seven of its 12 games, or 58.3%, when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
- Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in five of their 19 games with a total this season.
- The Brewers are 8-11-0 ATS in their 19 games with a spread this season.
Adrian Houser (Brewers Probable Starter)
- Houser (1-2) will take to the mound for the Brewers and make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in six innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 3.52, a 1.429 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.304.
- Houser has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Cubs have scored 92 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB. They are batting .260 for the campaign with 15 home runs, 20th in the league.
Brewers Batting Stats
- The Brewers have hit 15 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- Hitters for the Brewers combine for a team rank 22nd of in the majors with a .342 team slugging percentage.
- Milwaukee has a team batting average of .213 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
- The Brewers rank 19th in the league with 71 total runs scored this season.
- Milwaukee has an OBP of .284 this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Brewers rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
Cubs Stats and Trends
Cubs Betting Records
- The Cubs have been victorious in six, or 46.2%, of the 13 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Chicago has a mark of 4-2 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +124 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Chicago and their opponents have gone over in eight of their 19 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Cubs are 10-9-0 against the spread in their 19 games that had a posted line this season.
Kyle Hendricks (Cubs Probable Starter)
- Hendricks (1-1 with a 3.98 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cubs, his fifth of the season.
- The righty’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he went seven scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
- In four games this season, the 32-year-old has a 3.98 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .244 to opposing batters.
- Hendricks is trying to pick up his second quality start of the year.
- Hendricks has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this year heading into this outing.
- The opposing Brewers offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.342) and ranks 20th in home runs hit (15) in all of MLB. They have a collective .213 batting average, and are 23rd in the league with 130 total hits and 19th in MLB action scoring 71 runs.
- In 5 1/3 innings over one appearance against the Brewers this season, Hendricks has a 1.69 ERA and a 1.500 WHIP while his opponents are batting .250.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old’s 3.98 ERA ranks 52nd, 1.377 WHIP ranks 53rd, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 31st.
Cubs Batting Stats
- The Cubs rank 20th in baseball with 15 total home runs.
- This season, the Cubs’ .403 slugging percentage is sixth-best in the league.
- Chicago leads the league with a .260 batting average.
- The offense for the Cubs is No. 3 in MLB action scoring 4.8 runs per game (92 total runs).
- Chicago has a league-leading .344 on-base percentage.
- Cubs hitters strike out 8.1 times per game, the eighth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
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Brewers vs. Cubs: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Friday, April 29, 2022
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: American Family Field
- TV Channel: Marquee Sports Network
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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