Free MLB Pick: Brewers vs. Cubs Odds
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2022 MLB Handicapping
(0-1) Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs (1-0)
Date: Friday, 4/8/2022
Time: 2:20 ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Projected Pitchers: Brandon Woodruff (MIL) vs. Justin Steele (CHC)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Brewers -150 / Cubs +130
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Brewers -1.5 / Cubs +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: Not out yet
The Brewers visit the Cubs in this opening series of the MLB season. Let’s dive into this NL Central clash at Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee Brewers
Fangraphs has the Brewers projected to finish the season 1st in the central with a record of 88-74. The Brewers might have the best 1-2-3 punch with Burnes, Woodruff, and Peralta; not to mention the hard throwing lefty, Josh Hader in the pen.
We will see Brandon Woodruff in this game for the Brewers. Woodruff had a 9-10 record with a 2.56 ERA in 30 games last season. Obviously, his record doesn’t show how well he really pitched in the 2021 season.
The Brewers added some nice offensive pieces when they went out and got Hunter Renfroe and Andrew McCutchen to pair up with former MVP Christian Yelich in the outfield. Speaking of Yelich, he is really the key piece to this offense if the Brewers want to make a run this year.
Yelich is a career .292 hitter, who hit .248 with 9 homers last season. A lot of people out here are expecting a nice bounce back year for Yelich, who the Brewers hope can return to his MVP form from the 2018-2019.
Chicago Cubs
Fangraphs has the Cubs projected to finish the season 4th in the central with a record of 75-87. This newly built Cubs franchise looks to have a bounce back season without their stars from the past.
The Cubs added some veteran arms to their rotation with Marcus Stroman and Wade Miley. This is some much needed help for the Cubs pitching staff who had the 4th worst ERA during the 2021 season.
The big get for the Cubs this offseason was the star from Japan, Seiya Suzuki, who signed a 5 year deal. Suzuki batted .317 last season with 38 homers and 88 RBIs with the Hiroshima Carp.
It will be interesting to see how these new additions will gel for the Cubs during the 2022 MLB season.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Cubs are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
- The totals have gone OVER in 16 of Cubs’ 40 last games at home
- Brewers are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
- Brewers are 23-19 in their road games against the spread
- The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Brewers’ last 5 games
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
Picking early season games isn’t easy, but when you see Brandon Woodruff vs Justin Steele, it becomes a little bit easier. I’ll take the better pitcher with the First 5 Innings run line. (Will be at -.5, just don’t have the odds)
4* Free MLB Pick: Brewers -.5 1st Five Innings
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