Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction MLB Picks 6/29/24

The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers meet Saturday in MLB action from American Family Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Chicago Cubs will send out Justin Steele for the start here and Steele is 0-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. In his last 5 starts against the Brewers, Steele is 1-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 35 strikeouts. Tobias Myers will get the start for the Brewers here and is 5-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 45 strikeouts this season. This will be Myers’ second career start against the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs Recap

The Chicago Cubs will be looking for a bounce back performance after starting the series with a 4-2 loss to the Brew Crew in Friday’s opener. The loss got the Cubs started on the wrong foot after back-to-back series losses to the Giants and Mets over the last week.

Cubs Looking For Consistency At The Plate

Cody Bellinger leads the Cubs with 73 hits including 13 doubles, 9 home runs and 34 RBIs. Nico Hoerner has 68 hits, 14 doubles and a .249 batting average while Christopher Morel has a team-high 15 home runs and 45 RBIs. Michael Busch has 9 homers with 28 RBIs but has 93 strikeouts as well this season. Ian Happ also has a team-high 18 doubles with 10 home runs and 42 RBIs but also has 88 strikeouts this season.

Why the Chicago Cubs will win

• The Cubs have won four of their last six games as road underdogs against the Brewers following a road loss.
• The Brewers have lost five of their last six Saturday day games as home favorites against National League opponents.
• The Cubs have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents following a loss.
• The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games against National League opponents following a home win.

Milwaukee Brewers Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers will try to keep the ball rolling after emerging victorious in Friday’s opener. The Brewers extended their win streak to 5 and hope to pick up another series win here after their sweep of the Texas Rangers to start the week.

Brewers Still Pushing To Make Space Atop NL Central

William Contreras leads the Brewers with 93 hits including 19 doubles and 49 RBIs along with 9 home runs and a .351 OBP while Rhys Hoskins has 11 home runs with 36 RBIs and Willy Adames has 18 doubles with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs. Brice Turang leads the Brewers with 27 stolen bases while Adames has a team-high 75 strikeouts as well this season.

Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win

• The Brewers have won each of their last nine games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
• The Cubs have lost each of their last seven games as road underdogs against National League opponents.
• The Brewers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games against the Brewers following a loss.

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction

I’m on the Brewers here. I know Justin Steele’s been solid this year and has solid career numbers against the Brewers, but the Cubs just have been so inconsistent offensively that it’s hard to back them in spots like these. Myers struggled in his first start against the Cubbies, but he’s been a much different starter since then, and the Brewers have been far better against division opponents than the Cubs have this year. I’ll side with the Brew Crew.