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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Brewers vs Cubs MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Brewers will trot Randy Wolf out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Wolf has a 13-9 record and a 3.45 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Garza who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Garza is 8-10 with a 3.51 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -143 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 91-64 SU
Chicago: 68-87 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games 
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Florida, Friday, September 23
Chi Cubs at St. Louis, Friday, September 23