The Cubs get a visit from the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball action on Wednesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Chicago sends Jeff Samardzija out against Michael Fiers for the Brewers in this game. Samardzija is 8-11 with a 0.00 ERA on the season, while Fiers is 7-6 on the year and has a 0.00 ERA.



View Milwaukee vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cubs were listed as +105 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 999 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 14 (Cubs) and the No. 10 (Brewers) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Brewers rank No. 6 in the National League at 8.7 hits per game. That compares with Chicago’s No. 15 ranking in that category.

Milwaukee brings the National League's No. 13-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Cubs' league No. 14-ranked defense.

Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 4-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Cubs on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Brewers at -157 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Milwaukee got the job done in their last match in a 4-1 victory over Chicago on Tuesday at Wrigley Field behind starter Yovani Gallardo.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Brewers at Cubs trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chi Cubs' last 22 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs' last 12 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at Chi Cubs, Thursday, August 30