Brewers Favored To Make it Two in a Row vs Cubs
Cubs vs Brewers MLB Odds Favors Peralta, Host Milwaukee In Game 2 of Four-Game Series

Can Former Brewers Manager Counsell Lead The Underdog Cubs To Victory?
The Chicago Cubs squandered Justin Steele’s strong start as a bullpen meltdown led the Milwaukee Brewers to victory in the series opener as the Brewers extended their lead in the National League Central Division. The Cubs vs Brewers MLB odds has the series opener as a Pick’em but host Milwaukee is the clear favorite in Game 2.
Monday’s win snapped Milwaukee’s two-game losing streak to the Cubs. The Brewers are 7-4 in their last 11 home games against the Cubs. Eight of the last 10 games between the Cubs and the Brewers went under the total.
The MLB betting lines Milwaukee priced at -150 to win on Tuesday behind the pitching of veteran Freddy Peralta with +135 odds to cover at -1.5 on the run line. The Cubs, +130 to even the series, counter with Ben Brown.
The Cubs are tied for 11th at +3300 odds of winning the World Series while Milwaukee is tied for 14th at +3000 in the World Series odds.
Here’s a look at Game 2 of the four-game series between the teams sitting in first and second place in the National League Central Division.
Cubs vs Brewers 
Records: Chicago Cubs 27-27 (12-16 on the road) at Milwaukee Brewers 31-22 (13-9 at home)
Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
Day/Time: TV & Live Stream: Marquee Sports Network, Bally Sports Wisconsin
Counsell Hoping the Sequel Tops the Original
It was not a memorable return to Milwaukee for former Brewers manager Craig Counsell.
Counsell, a two-time World Series champion as a player, managed the Brewers for nine seasons before leaving to take over for the division rivals after his contract with the Brewers expired in November.
Monday was the first time he managed in Milwaukee as the opposing manager. A five-run eighth inning by the Brewers sent Counsell and the Cubs to a 5-1 loss.
The Cubs were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position as Chicago lost its fifth game in a row. Chicago hitters are 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the last two games. They are now 3-for-22 with runners in scoring position against the Brewers this season. Keep that in mind when looking at the Cubs vs Brewers MLB odds.
Four of the last five times that the Cubs played a team from the NL Central Division, the game landed under the total.
Brewers Starters Are Pitching In
The hitting has been inconsistent but it is hard to find much fault with a pitching staff that has allowed nine runs over the last five games.
It has been a little unconventional with only two of the last five starting pitchers for the Brewers throwing as least five innings.
Lefty Jared Koenig started two consecutive games, allowing one hit and no runs while striking out four hitters in two innings.
The Brewers plan to turn to veteran Freddy Peralta in this game. He has pitched at least five innings in nine of his first 10 starts this season. He allowed three hits and three runs in five innings in his first start of the season against the Cubs. That may factor into the Cubs vs Brewers MLB odds.
Five of Milwaukee’s last seven games played in May went under the total.
Who’s Hot
- Willy Adames, Milwaukee Brewers SS: Adames is 9-for-24 with five doubles and a home run in a six-game hitting streak.
- Ben Brown, Chicago Cubs P: Brown has allowed eight hits and one run with 18 strikeouts in 11.2 innings in his last four appearances.
- Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs OF: Happ is 6-for-18 with three doubles and two home runs in his last six games.
- Joel Payamps, Milwaukee Brewers P: Payamps has allowed one hit and no runs with four strikeouts in four innings in his last four games.
Who’s Not
- Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers OF: Chourio is 3-for-19 in his last five games.
- Mark Leiter, Chicago Cubs P: Leiter has surrendered five hits and seven runs in one inning over his last two games.
- Trevor Megill, Milwaukee Brewers P: Megill has allowed hits in each of his last six appearances. He has allowed six hits and two runs in his last 4.1 innings.
- Christopher Morel, Chicago Cubs 3B: Morel is 1-for-21 with eight strikeouts in his last seven games.
Cubs vs Brewers Injury Update
Pitchers Yency Almonte, Colten Brewer, Daniel Palencia, and Keegan Thompson are on the MLB injured list for the Cubs.
For the Brewers, pitchers DL Hall and Devin Williams, catcher Brian Navaretto, as well as infielder Christian Arroyo, and outfielder Rhys Hoskins are on the injured list.
Cubs vs Brewers Betting Preview
Eight of the last 10 games between the Brewers and Cubs went under the total.
Milwaukee is 14-10 as the favorite this season but has covered in just six of 13 games as the home favorite. The Cubs are 15-16 as the underdog. They are 16-7 against the run line as the road underdog. Chicago has covered in 17 of the 28 road games compared to a 10-12 mark against the run line for the Brewers at home.
The teams are a combined 11 games over .500 against right-handed starting pitchers but 10-12 when squaring off against lefty starters.
Fourteen of Milwaukee’s 22 home games have landed over the total with the total at 7.5 for Tuesday’s game.
The Brewers are in the top 10 in both batting average and slugging percentage in the month of May.
With more than a 60% chance of rain in the forecast, the retractable roof should be covering the field on Tuesday.
Four of Milwaukee’s last five games finished under the total while six of the last eight games for the Cubs went under the total as well.
Shota Imanaga, who is slated to start in Wednesday’s matchup, is among the leaders in the Cy Young odds in the National League.
Cubs vs Brewers Odds
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