Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-150) Milwaukee (+125)

American Family Field is the site where the Milwaukee Brewers (16-15) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (18-13) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at -150 while the Brewers open at +125. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Jameson Taillon and Jose Quintana.

The Cubs have hit 61 doubles as a squad and have knocked 42 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .451 and have struck out 251 times, while being walked on 124 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are recording 5.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 180 runs batted in as well as 287 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .263. They have accumulated 184 runs and hold an OBP of .341.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36. Cubs pitchers have conceded 33 long balls in addition to 137 total runs (19th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 266 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 125 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 4.05 this year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 246 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 111 batters and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team so far this year.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 27 times and also have had 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 20 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. They have earned 7 saves this season and have blown 7 of 14 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 37 base runners for the season and 37.8% of those runners ended up scoring. The Cubs have dispatched 109 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Cubs have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,502 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 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 professional baseball, and have earned 22 double plays.

Taillon has taken the hill for 1,140 frames and has earned 1,001 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.90 (494 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.207. He has conceded 1,102 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 274 free passes. Taillon (72-54 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.84 while he has faced 4,746 batters in the majors.

The Brewers have a team SLG% of .375 and they score 5.13 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 42 doubles, while getting a free base 111 times as well as putting up 159 runs. Milwaukee has accumulated 27 home runs on the year to go along with 141 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 245 instances (20th in the league) and have accounted for 260 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team 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 squad on the season. They rank 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 242. The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 135 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.08 (123 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (247 strikeouts vs 122 free passes). They have conceded 36 homers and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.6% out of their 42 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with base runners. With 29 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 19 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 110 relievers to the hill on the season. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 233 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 813 putouts for the season. In their 2,439 innings on the field, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (11th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Quintana has allowed 1,942 base knocks while he has tallied 1,742 strikeouts in 1,992 innings. Quintana (106-103 career record) has a 3.71 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 822 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.275 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.91 and he has gone up against 8,349 hitters in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+125) and under 9 runs

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