Milwaukee pays a visit to Chicago on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Cubs bats in baseball action at Wrigley Field.

Milwaukee puts its faith in starter Yovani Gallardo to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 8-9. Getting the ball for the Cubs is Carlos Villanueva, who owns a 1-6 record on the season with a 4.52 ERA.



View Milwaukee vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Cubs as -125 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 999 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 9-rated Cubs and the league No. 14-ranked Brewers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Chicago's No. 9-rated National League offense, averaging 4 runs per game, against a Brewers defense that ranks No. 13 in the National League at 4.5 in runs allowed per game. The Cubs have averaged 8.2 hits per game so far, less than Brewers batters have averaged on the year (8.8 hits per game).

Chicago owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Milwaukee's National League No. 13-rated defense.

The Brewers were a 5-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Milwaukee at +117 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. Brandon Kintzler chucked 1 shutout innings at the Cubs in their last game, striking out 1 in a 5-0 win against Chicago in baseball action at Wrigley Field.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

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

A few Brewers at Cubs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 14-4 SU in their last 18 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 19 games
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs' last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home


Next up:
Milwaukee at Chi Cubs, Tuesday, July 30