Brewers Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 9, 2022

The Chicago Cubs (1-0) host the Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET. Milwaukee’s (-157 to win) Brandon Woodruff gets the start against Chicago’s (+133) Justin Steele.

The betting insights in the article below use the latest odds as of April 9, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET.

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Brewers vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:

Brewers Probable Starter Brandon Woodruff

• Woodruff will make his first start of the season for the Brewers.
• The 29-year-old righty came out of the bullpen and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings when he last appeared on Tuesday, Oct. 12 against the Atlanta Braves.
• Last season he finished with a 2.56 ERA and a 0.965 WHIP over his 30 games, putting together a 9-10 record.
• He ranked fourth in ERA (2.56), third in WHIP (.965), and eighth in K/9 (10.6) among qualified pitchers in the majors last year.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Woodruff

Cubs Probable Starter Justin Steele

• The Cubs will send out Steele for his first start of the season.
• The last time the 26-year-old lefty pitched was on Thursday, Sept. 30, throwing 7 2/3 scoreless innings as the starter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Last season, he posted a 4.26 ERA with 59 strikeouts and 27 walks in 57 innings, finishing with a record of 4-4.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Stats vs Steele

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers won 60.5% of the games last season they were the moneyline favorite (75-49).
• Milwaukee had a 39-24 record last year (winning 61.9% of its games) when it played as a moneyline favorite of -157 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 61.1%.
• Milwaukee played in 164 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-77-12).
• The Brewers collected a 64-56-0 record ATS last season (covering 53.3% of the time).

Cubs Betting Trends

• The Cubs were underdogs 94 times last season and won 31, or 33%, of those games.
• Chicago had a record of 17-31, a 35.4% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +133 or more by bookmakers last season.
• The Cubs have a 42.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Chicago went over the total set by bookmakers in 74 of 155 chances last season.
• The Cubs were 58-55-0 against the spread in their 113 chances last season.

Brewers Players to Watch

• Hunter Renfroe tallied 31 home runs and 96 runs batted in last season.
• Andrew McCutchen hit .222 with 24 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 81 walks.
• Willy Adames hit .262 with 32 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 57 walks a season ago.
• Kolten Wong hit .272 with 32 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 31 walks.

Brewers Batting Stats (2021)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Ian Happ had 105 hits and an OBP of .323 last season.
• Jonathan Villar hit 18 homers while driving in 42 runs.
• Willson Contreras ended his last campaign with 98 hits, an OBP of .340 plus a slugging percentage of .438.
• Frank Schwindel slashed .326/.371/.591 and finished with an OPS of .962.

Cubs Batting Stats (2021)

Brewers vs Cubs Player Props

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