Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Milwaukee (-132)

The Milwaukee Brewers (63-43) will take on the Chicago Cubs (62-44) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at +110 while the Brewers are sitting at -132. The total has been set at 8. The men taking the mound are Shota Imanaga and Freddy Peralta.

The Cubs have tallied 179 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 155 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .442 and have struck out 826 times, while drawing a walk on 364 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 1st in MLB. They have accumulated 542 RBI's and 931 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is .255. They have a total of 557 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 3.94 on the year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 786 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs in addition to 445 total runs (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 279 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.32 as a squad for the season. Chicago has given up 883 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 413 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 72 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 67 holds this season (9th in the league). The Cubs bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 69.4% and have entered the game in 106 save situations. They have tallied 25 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 36 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 runners on the year with 29.3% of them ended up scoring. The Cubs have sent 348 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Cubs have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,493 innings, which ranks them 5th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have earned 2,831 putouts this year, as well as 894 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and have earned 88 double plays.

Imanaga has thrown 251 innings and is sitting with 229 K's in his career. His ERA is 2.97 (83 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.027. He has allowed 213 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 45 free passes. Imanaga (22-7 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 2.93 and he has faced 1,006 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Brewers have a team slugging % of .386 and they earn 4.76 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have put up 158 doubles, while taking a walk 357 times and putting up 505 runs. Milwaukee has accounted for 101 HRs on the season to go along with 471 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 842 instances (23rd in MLB) and have 893 base knocks. The Milwaukee Brewers hold an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a batting average of .251 so far this season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 409 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.57 (374 earned runs allowed). They have given up 112 home runs and they allow 3.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 3.92 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (923 strikeouts against 351 walks). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 813.

With 119 save situations, the Brewers have earned 75 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 41 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 96 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 144 inherited runners. They are ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.7%, and they have sent 368 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

In their 8,481 innings played, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (9th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The Brewers have 843 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 2,827 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Peralta has surrendered 661 hits and he has 1,080 strikeouts in 875 innings. He has given up a total of 356 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.139 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 3,631 batters so far in his career. Peralta (65-40 record in his career) has a 3.66 earned run average and has surrendered 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-132) and under 8 runs

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