Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers 8/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers 8/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Chicago Cubs will face off with the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field, WI on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 7:10 PM ET. Chicago entered Friday in third place in the NL Central but 18 games behind the lead.

 

The Cubs played well despite having little hope of making the postseason, winning seven of their previous 11 games. Chicago ranks third with 83 stolen bases, 16th with 127 home runs, and 22nd with 4.1 runs per game on average.

 

Shortstop Nico Hoerner is the only position player for Chicago with a WAR over 3.5 or higher (4.6 WAR, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 14 SB). Chicago is now 55-71 and is in third place in the NL Central division. 

 

Drew Smyly (5-7, 3.47 ERA) is set to take the mound on Saturday. The 33-year-old southpaw faced Milwaukee three times this season and is 4-3 with a 3.91 ERA in away games. His WHIP is 1.270, and he has a 4.12 earned run average (421 earned runs allowed). He had 285 free passes and allowed 884 hits or 8.6 hits per nine innings.

 

  • The total went UNDER in 4 of the Chi Cubs’ previous 6 matches. 
  • The Chicago Cubs are 8-4 SU in their last 12 matches. 
  • The Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches against the Brewers.

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Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Predictions 8/27/2022

 

Milwaukee led the NL Central by one game on July 30, but after losing 14 of their last 22 games, they suddenly trail the St. Louis Cardinals by six games and the San Diego Padres by 1.5 games for a wild card place.

 

The Brewers now have a chance to catch up with the Dodgers after suffering road losses of 10-1 on Tuesday and 12-6 on Wednesday.

 

The Brewers will play back-to-back home games against the Cubs and Pirates. The Milwaukee Brewers posted a 65-59 record, which put them in second place in the National Central division. 

 

Milwaukee’s starting pitcher will be Brandon Woodruff (9-3, 3.51 ERA). This year, he has a 5-0 record and a 2.51 ERA at home. He made two road starts and is 0-1 with an 8.68 ERA against the Cubs.

 

On April 9, he earned his first season start and gave up seven runs in three and 3rd innings.

 

  • The Milwaukee Brewers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games. 
  • The total went UNDER in 4 of the team’s previous 6 matches at home. 
  • The total went UNDER in 4 of the Brewers’ previous 5 games at home against the Chi Cubs.

Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers. The MLB pick for this match is the Chicago Cubs. Chicago is 4-1 over its last five head-to-head with Milwaukee.

 

The Brewers struggle against weaker opposition, losing eight of the last ten games against underdogs. Chicago won three of the four games when starting pitcher Drew Smyly of the Chicago Cubs had four straight good outings, giving up only three runs on 17 hits in 24 innings.

 

Only one of those four starts resulted in a loss, 1-0 to St. Louis. The Chicago Cubs will win by an anticipated core of 4-2.

 

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Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers 8/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 7:10 PM (EDT)

 

Location: American Family Field, WI  

 

Date: August 27, 2022

 

TV: BSWI

 

MLB Odds: CHC +170

 

MLB Totals: 7.5 

 

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