Brewers-Cubs Lines Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Brewers will give the ball to starter Jeff Suppan in this one. Righthander Suppan is 5-6 this season with a 4.86 ERA. The Cubs will counter Suppan with ace Carlos Zambrano. Righthander Zambrano has a 3.69 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Derrek Lee belted two home runs, including a grand slam with seven RBIs to lead the Cubs past the Brewers 9-5 on Thursday, as -155 favorites. That game's 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9). Ryan Dempster evened his record at 5-5 on the season, allowing eight hits and four runs over 6 2-3 innings in the win. Mike Cameron had three hits, including a two-run homer for the Brewers, who were +135 underdogs. Seth McClung gave up seven runs over 3 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 42-37 SU Chicago: 38-38 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Milwaukee Next up: Chi Cubs home to Milwaukee, Saturday, July 4