Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs 8/4/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 2:20 PM EST
Aug. 04, 2019
TV: WGN
Latest Odds : CHC -147 Total
The Brewers and the Cubs have been battling all year long for the lead in the NL Central. However, the problem that may continue to creep up for both of these teams is the drain they seem to have been getting during the long season. In the standings, though, the Cubs are 2 games ahead of the Brewers and are only a half game back from the Cardinals.
Christian Yelich is leading the Brewers in the offensive category on the year. Yelich has ended up getting a total of 36 homers with 81 RBIs brought home on the year so far. Javier Baez leads the Cubs in the hitting with 26 homers and 72 RBIs. Kris Bryant has been able to hit at a clip of .290 this year.
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Adrian Houser is the starting pitcher the Brewers are putting on the mound here. He has thrown his way to a 4-4 record with a 3.99 ERA this year. He has thrown only 58.2 innings on the year with 60 strikeouts, but has walked 22 batters with 57 hits allowed.
The Cubs are putting Yu Darvish on the mound in this game. So far this season Darvish has managed to get a 3-5 record and a 4.46 ERA. He has thrown a total of 121 innings on the year while striking out 141 batters. He has walked 51 batters and allowed a total of 97 hits on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cubs are 6-2 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Under is 22-10-1 in Brewers last 33 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 6-0 in Cubs last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Free Betting Pick: Chicago Cubs -147
The Cubs are at home and have played really well at home this year. However, the Cubs are putting Darvish on the mound and he has done quite a bit better than what the Brewers have done with Houser on the mound. Look for that to be the difference in this game is the experience of Darvish to contain the Brewers hitters. Final Score, Chicago Cubs win 6-4.