Cubs vs. Brewers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups June 18, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs (45-28) will attempt to keep a three-game winning streak going when they host the Milwaukee Brewers (39-35) on Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored (-149) over the Brewers (+125). Jameson Taillon takes the mound first for Chicago, and Jacob Misiorowski is Milwaukee’s pick to start.

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Cubs to win vs Brewers -149

Bet $20, Payout $33.42

Cubs vs. Brewers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-149)
  • Underdog: Brewers (+125)
  • Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have a 36-14 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 72% of those games).
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter, Chicago has a 22-6 record (winning 78.6% of its games).
  • The Cubs have a 59.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Chicago has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 36 times this season for a 36-33-4 record against the over/under.
  • The Cubs have covered 52.1% of their games this season, going 38-35-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker has 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 48 walks while hitting .284.
  • Tucker ranks 28th in home runs and 28th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 19 home runs to pace his team.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks seventh in homers and sixth in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
  • Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 61 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner has a club-high .288 batting average.
  • Hoerner brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
  • Chicago has a 3.56 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.223).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (75 total, one per game).
  • In its 5-3 win last time out, Chicago struck out 10 Brewers batters while allowing nine hits.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • This season, the Brewers have been the underdog 37 times and won 14, or 37.8%, of those games.
  • Milwaukee is 4-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +125 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 44.4% chance to win.
  • Milwaukee’s games have gone over the total in 27 of its 74 chances.
  • The Brewers are 37-37-0 ATS in their 74 games with a spread this season.

Brewers hitting info

  • Jackson Chourio has been key for Milwaukee with 81 hits, an OBP of .282 plus a slugging percentage of .452.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Chourio is 40th in home runs and 32nd in RBI.
  • Chourio has hit safely in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .244 with a double, two triples, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Sal Frelick leads Milwaukee in batting with a .289 average while slugging four homers and driving in 26 runs.
  • Among all major league hitters, Frelick is 207th in home runs and 131st in RBI.
  • Brice Turang has collected 71 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .350 this season.
  • Turang brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
  • Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 43.
  • Yelich heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The Brewers strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
  • Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Brewers rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.302 WHIP this season.
  • The Brewers have given up the 17th-fewest long balls so far this season with 78 home runs allowed.
  • Milwaukee pitchers struck out eight Cubs hitters while allowing eight base hits in a 5-3 loss its last time out.
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