Brewers-Cubs Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.

David Bush will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day, and it'll be Ryan Dempster toeing the rubber for the Cubs.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Jason Kendall had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Brewers in an 8-2 win over the Cubs on Wednesday, as +145 underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Ryan Braun went 3-for-5 at the plate with one RBI for the Brewers. Jeff Suppan surrendered two runs from six hits over 6 1-3 innings on the hill to earn his first victory.

Derrek Lee had two hits and one RBI for the Cubs, and Ted Lilly was rocked for five hits and four runs in taking the loss on the mound.

The Cubs were favored at -155 in the contest.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 2-0 SU
Chicago: 0-2 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

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

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games

Next up:
Milwaukee home to San Francisco, Friday, April 4
Chi Cubs home to Houston, Friday, April 4

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