Cubs vs. Brewers Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 2

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers will meet on Friday at American Family Field, at 8:10 p.m. ET, with Pete Crow-Armstrong and Brice Turang among those expected to step up at the plate. Bookmakers list the Cubs as -123 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Brewers +104 moneyline odds to win. Chicago (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under is 9 runs for the contest.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Cubs-Brewers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Cubs vs. Brewers Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8:10 p.m. ET
• Where: American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• How to watch on TV: Apple TV+

Cubs vs. Brewers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 6, Brewers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cubs 51%, Brewers 49%

Cubs vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Cubs have entered the game as favorites 16 times this season and won 11, or 68.8%, of those games.
• Chicago has entered 15 games this season favored by -123 or more and is 10-5 in those contests.
• The Cubs have a 55.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Brewers have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (26.7%) in those games.
• Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 2-10 when favored by +104 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 49% chance of pulling out a win.

Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs were the moneyline favorite for seven of their last 10 games, and they finished 4-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cubs and their opponents combined to hit the over six times.
• The Cubs have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Kyle Tucker has accumulated a team-best 28 runs batted in.
• Among all MLB hitters, Tucker ranks 48th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging.
• Crow-Armstrong is batting .266 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and six walks.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 31st in homers and 19th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs in home runs (nine), runs batted in (28) and has put up a team-best batting average of .295.
• Ian Happ has nine doubles, two home runs and 19 walks while hitting .279.
• Happ is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, four walks and two RBI.

Cubs Team Props

Brewers Recent Betting Performance

• The Brewers have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 2-5 in those contests.
• The Brewers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Brewers have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Brewers Recent Stats

Brewers Player Insights

• Jackson Chourio leads the Brewers in home runs (six) and runs batted in (24).
• Chourio's home run total places him 31st in MLB, and he is 12th in RBI.
• Turang has a club-best .311 batting average.
• Turang is 117th among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 68th in RBI.
• William Contreras is hitting .250 with two doubles, three home runs and 20 walks.
• Sal Frelick has five doubles, two triples, a home run and 12 walks while hitting .304.

Brewers Team Props

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