Brewers vs. Cubs Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/21/2022

The Milwaukee Brewers (63-56) are favored on the moneyline (-152) in Sunday’s contest with the Chicago Cubs (52-67). Game time is at 2:20 PM ET. The Cubs, with odds, are favored against the spread (). Brandon Woodruff will get the ball for Milwaukee while Chicago counter with Justin Steele.

Brewers vs. Cubs Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Brewers vs. Cubs

After analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Cubs on the moneyline at +129.

Our computer pick: Chicago Cubs (+129)

Brewers vs. Cubs Game Info

• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Brandon Woodruff
• Chicago Cubs probable starting pitcher: Justin Steele
• Game Day: Sunday, August 21, 2022
• Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Pitching Matchup

Brewers Starter Brandon Woodruff

• Woodruff will aim to claim his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Brewers, his 19th of the season. He is 9-3 with a 3.53 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 97 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 29-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.53, with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .227 batting average against him.
• Woodruff is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the season in this game.
• Woodruff will try to last five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing.
• The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .244 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 984 total hits and 21st in MLB play with 501 runs scored. It has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.396) and ranks 16th in home runs (124) in all of MLB.
• Head-to-head against the Cubs this season, Woodruff has thrown 3 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits while striking out two.

Cubs Starter Justin Steele

• The Cubs will hand the ball to Steele (4-7) for his 23rd start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up no earned runs and allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with an ERA of 3.43, a 2.467 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.393.
• If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third quality start in a row.
• Steele has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Brewers have scored 539 runs this season, which ranks 12th in MLB. They are batting .235 for the campaign with 164 home runs, fourth in the league.
• This season, the left-hander has pitched against the Brewers in four games, and they have gone 16-for-74 with three doubles and six RBI over 19 2/3 innings.

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Brewers have entered the game as favorites 93 times this season and won 52, or 55.9%, of those games.
• Milwaukee has a record of 30-23, a 56.6% win rate, when favored by -152 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 60.3% chance to win.
• Milwaukee’s games have gone over the total in 61 of their 119 chances.
• The Brewers are 48-71-0 ATS in their 119 games with a spread this season.

Cubs Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cubs have been underdogs in 83 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (42.2%) in those contests.
• This year, Chicago has won 14 of 39 games when listed as at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• Chicago and their opponents have hit the over in 55 of their 121 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• In 121 games with a line this season, the Cubs have a mark of 63-58-0 against the spread.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rowdy Tellez has accumulated a team-high 25 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB hitters, Tellez ranks 109th in batting average, 78th in on-base percentage, and 26th in slugging.
• Andrew McCutchen has 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .250.
• McCutchen is 79th in home runs in baseball, and 58th in RBI.
• Christian Yelich paces the Brewers with a team-high batting average of .252.
• Yelich is on a five-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Willy Adames is batting .222 with 17 doubles, 24 home runs and 36 walks.
• Adames has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with two home runs, three walks and five RBI.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .250.
• In all of the majors, Contreras ranks 34th in homers and 72nd in RBI.
• Ian Happ is hitting .279 with 31 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 46 walks.
• Happ is 101st among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 63rd in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner paces the Cubs’ lineup with a .296 batting average.
• Patrick Wisdom paces the Cubs with 22 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 58.