Cubs vs. Brewers NLDS Game 3 Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups October 8, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers for Game 3 of the NLDS on Wednesday at 5:08 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. The Brewers are up 2-0 in the series and would sweep with a win. Both teams have not yet named a projected starter.

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Cubs to win vs Brewers -120

Bet $20, Payout $36.67

Cubs vs. Brewers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-120)
  • Underdog: Brewers (+100)
  • Over/under: 7

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have put together a 76-43 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.9% of those games).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Chicago has a 70-32 record (winning 68.6% of its games).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 54.5% chance to win.
  • Chicago has played in 167 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 77 times (77-80-10).
  • The Cubs have a 79-88-0 record ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker has 25 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 87 walks while hitting .266.
  • Among hitters in MLB action, Tucker ranks 65th in homers and 77th in RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner is batting .297 to pace his team.
  • Hoerner ranks 264th in home runs and 123rd in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
  • Hoerner takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .268 with a double, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting .247 with 37 doubles, four triples, 31 home runs and 29 walks.
  • Seiya Suzuki has racked up 103 runs batted in to lead his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.9 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
  • Chicago has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
  • The Cubs have the lowest WHIP in the majors (1.178).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (202 total, 1.2 per game).
  • Chicago its 7-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out five Brewers batters while allowing 11 hits.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • The Brewers have won 36, or 56.2%, of the 64 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 26-23, a 53.1% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +100 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
  • Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 79 of its 164 games with a total this season.
  • In 164 games with a spread this season, the Brewers are 91-73-0 ATS.

Brewers hitting info

  • Brice Turang leads Milwaukee with a .288 batting average. He’s also hit 18 homers and has 81 RBI.
  • Among all hitters in the majors, Turang’s home run total is 105th, and his RBI total is 52nd.
  • Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee in home runs (29) and runs batted in (103) this season while batting .264.
  • Yelich is 34th among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 11th in RBI.
  • Yelich has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
  • William Contreras has 147 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.355/.399.
  • Contreras heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
  • Jackson Chourio has 148 hits and an OBP of .308 to go with a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
  • Chourio takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and seven RBIs.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The Brewers strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
  • Milwaukee has pitched to a 3.59 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
  • Brewers pitchers have a 1.230 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
  • The Brewers have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 168, or one per game.
  • Milwaukee pitchers struck out 11 Cubs batters while allowing four hits in a 7-3 win last time out.
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