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2021 MLB Handicapping
(66-81) Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers (89-57)
Date: Saturday, September 18th, 2021
Time: 7:15 PM ET
Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
Projected Pitchers: Justin Steele (CHC) vs. Corbin Burnes (MIL)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cubs +255 Brewers -357
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Cubs +1.5, Brewers -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7
The Cubs will be in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers for game 2 Saturday at 7:15 ET. Game 1 is Friday at 8:10 ET.
Justin Steele is going for the Cubs and Corbin Burnes gets the ball for the Brewers.
The last time these teams played the Brewers swept a 4 game series.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs have not had a great year so far. They are in total rebuild mode after trading away a lot of their key players.
With a record of 66-81 they are in 4th place of the National League Central. They trail the Brewers by 23.5 games.
Chicago lost to the Phillies 17-8 on Thursday. Philadelphia ended up taking 2 games out of 3 in that series. In those games, the Cubs scored 19 runs and allowed 26 runs.
Kyle Hendricks went 3.2 innings and allowed 7 earned runs on Thursday.
Justin Steele is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.39. His last start was against the Giants where he went 5 innings and allowed 4 earned runs. San Francisco won that game 6-5.
This team has not been that good when it comes to pitching. They own an ERA of 4.80 which is 26th best in the league.
Offense is the best part of what this team does. They are scoring 4.32 runs per game which is 21st best in the majors.
Chicago has hit 195 home runs which is 10th best in baseball.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers have had a very impressive team this year and they are one of the biggest threats in baseball.
They are in control of the National League Central with a record of 89-57. They trail the Cardinals by 12.5 games.
Milwaukee did not play on Thursday. The last time they played was on Wednesday where they lost to the Tigers 4-1. Detroit swept that 2 game set. In those games, the Brewers scored 1 run and allowed 5 runs.
Brandon Woodruff went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs on Wednesday.
Corbin Burnes is 10-4 with an ERA of 2.25. His last start was against the Indians where he went 8 innings and struck out 14 batters. Milwaukee threw a combined no hitter in that game.
This team has been very good when it comes to pitching. They have an ERA of 3.34 which is 3rd best in the majors.
They have also been effective on offense. The club is scoring 4.62 runs per game which is 12th best in the league.
Milwaukee has hit 176 home runs which is 18th best in baseball.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Cubs are 4-9 in their last 13 Saturday games.
- Cubs are 11-25 in their last 36 road games.
- Cubs are 7-26 in their last 33 games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Cubs are 1-5 in their last 6 games overall.
- Brewers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a left handed starter.
- Brewers are 9-2 in their last 11 during game 2 of a series.
- Brewers are 43-16 in their last 59 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Brewers are 38-15 in their last 53 Saturday games.
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Prediction:
The Brewers did not play great in their last series against the Tigers. I look for them to bounce back against the Cubs.
Milwaukee is the better team and these are teams they should take care of. I do not have much confidence backing Chicago here.
It will be hard for Burnes to pitch better than he did last time where he did not allow a hit, but I still think he will be very effective.
I am taking the Brewers here.
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