Cubs-Brewers Lines Preview

The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Miller Park.
Righthander Randy Wells will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Wells is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Brewers will be David Bush. The righthander has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs sealed a victory on Thursday with an 8-5 victory over Astros. The Cubs 13 runs made it OVER the posted total of 10.
Alfonso Soriano belted two home runs and drove in three runs to lead the Cubs. Ted Lilly earned the victory, allowing four hits and two runs.
The Brewers were defeated 6-5 by the Reds last time out, as -130 favorites. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Prince Fielder went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs for the Brewers. Braden Looper gave up five runs off eight hits in suffering the loss.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 16-12 SU
Milwaukee: 16-13 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chi Cubs’s last 18 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi Cubs’s last 13 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Milwaukee’s last 18 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, May 9

 

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