Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+220) Chicago (-275)

The Milwaukee Brewers (39-34) are traveling to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will compete against the Chicago Cubs (44-28). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at +220 and Chicago opens at -275. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Chad Patrick and Ben Brown.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .364 and have been rung up 603 times, while being walked on 248 occasions. They have accrued 292 RBI's in addition to 572 hits this season, and their team batting average is .236. The Brewers have hit 98 doubles as a squad and have smacked 65 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 316 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .313. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Brewers pitchers have allowed 76 home runs in addition to 295 total runs (15th in MLB). Milwaukee has allowed 581 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 272 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.78 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 603 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 260 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a unit this year.

Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 70 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 47 holds for the season (8th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 65.5% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. They have earned 19 saves this season and have blown 10 out of their 29 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 runners on the campaign and 34.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have dispatched 255 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Brewers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,826 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 1,942 putouts this season, as well as 575 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have earned 53 double plays.

Patrick (3-6 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.23 while he has gone up against 314 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 70 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 24 free passes. His earned run average is 3.27 (27 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.267. Patrick has taken the mound for 74 frames and is sitting with 71 K's so far in his career.

Chicago has a total of 97 long balls for the season as well as 377 RBIs. They have 130 two-baggers, while walking 253 times as well as scoring 385 runs. The Chicago Cubs have tallied a team on-base percentage of .324 and a batting average of .254 so far this year. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .435 and they tally 5.35 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 571 occasions (19th in MLB) and have tallied 635 base hits.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.221 with a FIP of 3.89 as a team on the year. They come in at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 586. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 280 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (256 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (556 strikeouts vs 202 walks). They have relinquished 74 homers and they yield 3.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. They rank 9th in the league with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 242 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 86 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 74 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 46 holds and 8 blown saves.

In 5,811 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Cubs have 621 assists, 31 errors and have amassed 1,937 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, Brown has allowed 120 hits while earning 147 punch outs in 124 innings pitched. He has given up 66 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has faced 532 batters so far in his MLB career. Brown (4-8 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.78 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-275) and under 8.5 runs

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