Cubs vs. Brewers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 21, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs (73-54) will aim to keep a three-game winning streak going when they host the Milwaukee Brewers (79-48) on Thursday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored (-137) over the Brewers (+115). Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago while Milwaukee will counter with Quinn Priester.

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Cubs to win vs Brewers -137

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Cubs vs. Brewers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-137)
  • Underdog: Brewers (+115)
  • Over/under: 7

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs are 57-32 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 64% of those games).
  • Chicago has a 43-19 record (winning 69.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -137 or shorter.
  • The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.8% in this contest.
  • Chicago has combined with opponents to go over the total 60 times this season for a 60-61-6 record against the over/under.
  • The Cubs are 61-66-0 ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker is batting .261 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 79 walks.
  • Tucker’s home runs rank 61st in MLB and he ranks 59th in RBI in MLB.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 27 home runs are a team-high mark.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks 13th in home runs and 17th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs with 27 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner is hitting .289 to lead his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.7 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
  • Chicago’s 3.81 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Cubs have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.208).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to allow 154 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (21st-fewest in MLB).
  • Chicago struck out eight Brewers batters while giving up six hits in a 4-3 win in its last game.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • The Brewers have won 31, or 53.4%, of the 58 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 11-13, a 45.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +115 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 46.5% chance to win.
  • Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of its 127 games with a total this season.
  • The Brewers are 75-52-0 against the spread in their 127 chances this season.

Brewers hitting info

  • Christian Yelich is batting .264 this season with a team-high 26 home runs and 87 RBI.
  • Yelich’s home run total ranks 16th in MLB, and he is eighth in RBI.
  • William Contreras is batting .258 with an OBP of .356 and a slugging percentage of .391 this season.
  • Contreras is 117th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 64th in RBI.
  • Brice Turang has collected 130 base hits, an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .421 this season.
  • Turang heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
  • Sal Frelick leads Milwaukee in batting average (.298) this season while adding nine home runs and 49 RBI.
  • Frelick takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, four walks and two RBIs.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The Brewers strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
  • Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.59 ERA this year, third-best in baseball.
  • The Brewers have a combined 1.227 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
  • The Brewers have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 137 home runs allowed.
  • Milwaukee pitchers struck out nine Cubs hitters while allowing four base hits in a 4-3 loss its last time out.
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