Brewers vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to chug your beers and munch on some deep-dish pizza because today’s MLB showdown is nothing short of epic! The Milwaukee Brewers, boasting a solid 20-12 record, are rolling into the iconic Wrigley Field to face the equally formidable Chicago Cubs, who are hot on their heels in the National League standings. With the first pitch slated for 02:20 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high as the Brewers look to avenge yesterday’s nail-biting 5-6 loss. The odds-makers have the over/under teasing at a tight 6.5, reflecting the intensity expected on this partly cloudy Chicago day, with a slight breeze that might just carry the ball a bit further into the stands. As these two titans clash again, it’s brewing up to be a battle that could very well see the Cubs clawing their way to the top, or the Brewers fermenting a victory in enemy territory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 05, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NNE at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 55.0° with 69% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-128	+107	6.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-138	+115	6.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-10	+8	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

143W-115L

58.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

128W-123L

42.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/03/24	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	3	Under	-2.5
05/03/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-2.5
05/04/24	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	5	Over	+4.5
05/04/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+4.5
03/30/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	0	Under	-2.5
03/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Under	-2.5
10/01/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-2.5
10/01/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	4	Under	-2.5
04/01/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	3	Under	-2.5
04/01/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-2.5
04/02/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	9	Over	+7.5
04/02/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+7.5
07/03/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+7.5
07/03/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	8	Over	+7.5
07/04/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+6.5
07/04/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	6	Over	+6.5
07/05/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+0.5
07/05/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	3	Over	+0.5
07/06/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Over	+4.5
07/06/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	6	Over	+4.5
08/28/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	6	Over	+1.5
08/28/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Over	+1.5
08/29/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	0	Under	-5.5
08/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-5.5
08/30/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	2	Under	-1.5
08/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-1.5
09/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Over	+0.5
09/29/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	4	Over	+0.5
09/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+9.5
09/30/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	6	Over	+9.5

Brewers Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Freddy Peralta

ERA 3.208 | IP 33.7 | 3.0W-0.0L | KO 45.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-30-24	vsTB	2-8W	5.3	1	2	7	Over
04-25-24	@PIT	7-5W	4.7	5	5	5	Over
04-19-24	@STL	2-1W	6.0	4	0	7	Under
04-12-24	@BAL	11-1W	6.0	5	1	11	Over
04-05-24	vsSEA	5-6W	5.7	4	3	7	Over
03-29-24	@NYM	3-1W	6.0	1	1	8	Under
09-24-23	@MIA	1-6L	3.0	9	4	4	Over
09-18-23	@STL	0-1L	6.0	4	1	6	Under
09-12-23	vsMIA	1-3W	6.3	2	1	9	Under
09-06-23	@PIT	4-5L	5.3	4	3	4	Over

Javier Assad

ERA 1.969 | IP 32.0 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-30-24	@NYM	2-4L	5.0	5	1	1	Under
04-25-24	vsHOU	1-3W	5.7	4	1	5	Under
04-20-24	vsMIA	3-2L	4.7	3	1	3	Under
04-14-24	@SEA	3-2W	5.7	4	2	6	Under
04-08-24	@SD	8-9L	5.0	3	2	7	Over
04-02-24	vsCOL	2-12W	6.0	4	0	5	Over
09-30-23	@MIL	10-6W	1.7	2	0	4	Over
09-28-23	@ATL	3-5L	2.0	1	1	3	Over
09-26-23	@ATL	6-7L	1.0	1	2	2	Over
09-23-23	vsCOL	3-6W	4.0	2	0	6	Over

Brewers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/06	vs CHC	5-6L	8	1	Over
05/05	vs CHC	3-1W	8	0	Under
05/03	@ TB	7-1W	10	2	Over
05/02	@ TB	8-2W	10	1	Over
05/01	@ TB	0-1L	3	0	Under
04/30	@ NYY	5-15L	11	1	Over
04/29	@ NYY	3-15L	5	1	Over
04/28	@ NYY	7-6W	9	2	Over
04/27	vs PIT	7-5W	12	2	Over
04/26	vs PIT	3-2W	7	0	Under
04/25	vs PIT	1-2L	3	1	Under
04/24	vs PIT	2-4L	5	1	Under
04/23	vs STL	2-0W	6	0	Under
04/22	vs STL	12-5W	18	3	Over
04/21	vs STL	2-1W	5	0	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/06	@ MIL	6-5W	8	3	Over
05/05	@ MIL	1-3L	8	1	Under
05/04	vs NYM	6-7L	9	1	Over
05/03	vs NYM	1-0W	5	0	Under
05/02	vs NYM	2-4L	4	0	Under
05/01	vs NYM	3-1W	3	1	Under
04/30	vs BOS	4-5L	7	1	Over
04/29	vs BOS	0-17L	5	0	Over
04/28	vs BOS	7-1W	14	0	Over
04/27	@ HOU	3-1W	7	1	Under
04/26	@ HOU	4-3W	8	1	Over
04/25	@ HOU	7-2W	6	3	Over
04/23	@ MIA	3-6L	8	0	Over
04/22	@ MIA	5-3W	7	2	Over
04/22	@ MIA	2-3L	7	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Milwaukee Brewers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Sal Frelick	7.6	9.6	0.252	0.306	36.9%	67.6%	0.0%
#2 William Contreras	8.5	11.3	0.344	0.523	47.7%	100.0%	3.9%
#3 Tyler Black	6.8	8.4	0.2	0.333	26.7%	60.0%	0.0%
#4 Willy Adames	7.2	9.5	0.266	0.468	41.1%	87.9%	4.8%
#5 Brice Turang	6.5	8.2	0.308	0.423	41.3%	83.7%	1.9%
#6 Rhys Hoskins	6.5	8.8	0.222	0.435	38.0%	81.5%	5.6%
#7 Oliver Dunn	7.0	8.8	0.232	0.348	29.0%	63.8%	1.4%
#8 Blake Perkins	6.2	8.2	0.267	0.444	43.3%	87.8%	4.4%
#9 Jackson Chourio	5.2	6.7	0.223	0.359	29.1%	65.0%	3.9%

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Nico Hoerner	6.6	8.4	0.278	0.389	40.5%	79.4%	0.8%
#2 Mike Tauchman	6.0	8.1	0.267	0.444	48.9%	93.3%	3.3%
#3 Ian Happ	6.7	8.9	0.224	0.31	40.5%	71.6%	0.9%
#4 Christopher Morel	6.4	8.6	0.213	0.426	32.8%	75.4%	5.7%
#5 Michael Busch	6.4	8.5	0.27	0.505	36.9%	87.4%	5.4%
#6 Dansby Swanson	6.4	8.3	0.218	0.336	31.9%	65.5%	2.5%
#7 Patrick Wisdom	5.7	7.9	0.25	0.6	40.0%	100.0%	5.0%
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.1	6.7	0.226	0.387	22.6%	61.3%	3.2%
#9 Miguel Amaya	4.3	5.8	0.197	0.303	30.3%	60.6%	1.5%