Wednesday, July 27, 2011

NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Miller Park.

The Cubs will give the ball to starter Carlos Zambrano in this one. Righthander Zambrano is 7-5 this season with a 4.71 ERA.

It'll be Zack Greinke toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Righthander Greinke is 7-4 with a 4.84 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 163-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

The Cubs were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -143 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Team records: Chicago: 42-61 SU Milwaukee: 55-49 SU

Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5

Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a win are 4-6

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

Next up: Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Thursday, July 28

NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

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