Brewers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 28

Updated Jun. 28, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich will hit the field when the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers meet on Friday at American Family Field. The Brewers are the favorite in this one, at -132, while the underdog Cubs have +112 odds to play spoiler. Milwaukee is a 1.5-run favorite (at +151 odds). The matchup's over/under is set at 8.5 runs.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Brewers-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Brewers vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, June 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
Where: American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
How to Watch on TV: MARQ

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Brewers	-132	+112	8.5	-113	-107	-1.5	+151	-182

Brewers vs. Cubs Prediction

Score Prediction: Brewers 5, Cubs 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Brewers 57%, Cubs 43%

Brewers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

The Brewers have entered the game as favorites 41 times this season and won 27, or 65.9%, of those games.
Milwaukee has a record of 16-6, a 72.7% win rate, when favored by -132 or more by bookmakers this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.9% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
The Cubs have been chosen as underdogs in 43 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (41.9%) in those games.
This season, Chicago has come away with a win 10 times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or worse on the moneyline.
The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

The Brewers were the moneyline favorite in five of their last 10 games, and they finished 3-2 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Brewers and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Brewers' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	9
ERA	4.03
K/9	7.8

Brewers Player Insights

William Contreras' .292 average leads the Brewers this year. His resume also includes nine homers and driven in 49 RBI.
In all of Major League Baseball, Contreras ranks 85th in homers and 21st in RBI.
Willy Adames has shown off his power as he leads his team with 13 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
Adames is 36th in home runs and 13th in RBI on the season.
Brice Turang is hitting .288 with 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 walks.
Turang will look to build on his two-game hitting in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a triple, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
Yelich has eight doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 28 walks while batting .325.
Yelich has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with four walks.

Brewers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Rhys Hoskins	-	0.5 (-180)	-	-
Andruw Monasterio	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (+950)	0.5 (+275)
Blake Perkins	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+285)

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

The Cubs have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Cubs and their opponents are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Cubs have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Cubs Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	4.1
HR	10
ERA	4.80
K/9	10.3

Cubs Player Insights

Christopher Morel has a team-leading 15 home runs and has driven in 45 runs.
Among all hitters in the majors, Morel ranks 21st in home runs and 30th in RBI.
Bellinger has a club-high .271 batting average.
Bellinger ranks 85th in home runs and 91st in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
Nico Hoerner has 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 29 walks while hitting .248.
Ian Happ is hitting .228 with 17 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks.