The Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) visit the Chicago Cubs (1-0) in a Saturday matinee at Wrigley Field with first pitch coming at 1:05 p.m. ET. We analyze the Brewers-Cubs MLB betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks and best bets around the matchup.
Brewers at Cubs: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Corbin Burnes vs. RHP Yu Darvish
Burnes: 8.82 ERA in 32 games (4 starts) in 2019
- Burnes has a wicked, swing-and-miss slider and is an interesting strikeout candidate, if nothing else, in 2020.
- The right-hander yields a bit too much hard contact; today’s weather calls for a light breeze blowing out to left field. Not a good mix.
Darvish: 3.98 ERA, 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings over 31 starts in 2019
- Darvish faced Milwaukee twice last season, pounding the strike zone and allowing just one run over 10 innings.
- Current Brewers bats own a strikeout-heavy .599 OPS against the 33-year-old right-hander.
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Brewers at Cubs: Key injuries
Notable among MLB’s listed injuries are:
Brewers
- 2B Keston Hiura (arm) questionable
- 2B Luis Urias (COVID-19) out
Brewers at Cubs: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
Chicago figures to be a more dangerous offense against right-handers, and they were sharp in home games a year ago. The price on the Cubs – the favorite here – has matured to a -143 and has bounced around even higher. But CHICAGO (-143) is still the lean.
Consider grabbing them with a partial-unit play and waiting out a possible price drop as first pitch approaches. Then, ideally, finish off the bet with a lower-priced play.
New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on Chicago pays out a profit of $6.99.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
A CHICAGO -1.5 (+135) bet is worthy of being one of your lesser plays on the day.
Over/Under (O/U)
Games at Wrigley Field are often totaled closer to first pitch, as oddsmakers assess weather Windy City breezes of the day are those favoring batters or pitchers. Today’s game looks to be tagged a bit low at the outset. GET IN ON THE OVER 9.5 (-110) if you can get the straight -110 price.
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