Milwaukee will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the Chicago Cubs pay a visit to Miller Park.

For the Brewers, Randy Wolf gets the ball, charged with keeping the Cubs hitters off the base paths. He'll face Matt Garza, 2-4 on the year.



View Chi Cubs vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cubs were listed as -110 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 12-ranked Brewers and the National League No. 14-rated Cubs in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Milwaukee owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Cubs are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.2 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the National League's No. 11-rated road mark, allowing 4.6 runs per game on the highway. Milwaukee, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in scoring at home.

The Cubs were an 8-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -198 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. The Cubs were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Milwaukee staff and losing 8-0 to the Brewers on Wednesday at Miller Park.




Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Cubs at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home


Next up:
Chi Cubs at Minnesota, Friday, June 8
Milwaukee home to San Diego, Friday, June 8