Cubs-Brewers Pointspread Pointers

The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Miller Park. The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Ted Lilly in this game. Lilly has a 10-6 record and a 4.49 ERA this season. Lilly's opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Brewers lefthander has a 3.30 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 179-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs defeated Florida 9-6 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10.5). Alfonso Soriano was 3-5 with a home run and three RBI for Chicago, while Mike Fontenot also had three RBI in the win. The Brewers lost to Houston 11-6 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10.5). Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run for the Brewers and Jeff Suppan was tagged with the loss after allowing eight runs on 11 hits over six innings. Team records: Chicago: 61-44 SU Milwaukee: 60-45 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing Florida are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Milwaukee Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games Next up: Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, July 29