Brewers-Cubs Pointers

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Brewers will give the ball to ace starter Ben Sheets in this one. Righthander Sheets is 13-8 this season with a 2.97 ERA. The Cubs will counter Sheets with Jason Marquis. Righthander Marquis has a 4.36 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Cubs edged the Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night. Chicago won as +105 home underdogs as the game played over the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Alfonso Soriano was 2-for-4 with a solo shot for the Cubs, while Ryan Dempster gave up two runs over six innings to get the victory for Chicago. Prince Fielder went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs for Milwaukee, as losing pitcher C.C. Sabathia allowed four runs over seven innings for the Brewers. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 5 straight games. Chicago has won 5 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 83-68 SU Chicago: 91-58 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Milwaukee, Thursday, September 18