Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-152) Milwaukee (+126)

The Milwaukee Brewers (16-15) will play the Chicago Cubs (18-13) at American Family Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at -152 while the Brewers open at +126. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ben Brown and Quinn Priester.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.9 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in MLB. They have racked up 184 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .341. The Cubs have hit 61 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 42 balls out of the park. They have tallied 180 RBI's in addition to 287 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .263. Chicago has a slugging % of .451 and have been rung up 251 times, while taking a walk on 124 occasions.

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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 4.05 on the campaign (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 246 batters. Cubs pitchers have yielded 33 home runs in addition to 137 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 111 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team this season. Chicago has allowed 266 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 125 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36.

Cubs pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 27 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds this year (11th in baseball). The Cubs relievers have a save rate of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. They have tallied 7 saves on the season and have blown 7 of 14 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 37 base runners this year and 37.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 109 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 834 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 245 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,502 innings, which has them sitting 19th in the majors.

Brown (3-5 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 348 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 75 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 33 walks. His ERA is 4.38 (39 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.347. Brown has taken the hill for 80 frames and has earned 95 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .375 and they average 5.13 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 42 doubles, while walking 111 times as well as putting up 159 runs. Milwaukee has hit 27 HRs this season to go along with 141 RBIs. They have struck out on 245 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned 260 base knocks. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .249 on the year.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.343 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (247 strikeouts against 122 bases on balls). They sit at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 242. They have allowed 36 homers and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 135 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.08 (123 earned runs surrendered).

Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 9 save chances and they have earned 5 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 110 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 28 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.6% out of their 42 inherited runners. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 19 holds and 4 blown saves.

In 2,439 innings on the diamond, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (11th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 24 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in professional baseball). The Brewers have accrued 233 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 813 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Priester has given up 133 base knocks while he has totaled 82 K's in 118 frames. Priester (7-9 career record) has earned a 5.86 earned run average and has conceded 10.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 77 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.574 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.55 and he has gone up against 540 batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+126) and under 9 runs

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