Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

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

The Chicago Cubs (44-28) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (39-34) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at +220 and Chicago is priced at -275. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jacob Misiorowski and Jameson Taillon.

Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .364 and have struck out 603 times, while drawing a walk on 248 occasions. They have tallied 292 RBI's as well as 572 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .236. The Brewers have tallied 98 doubles as a unit and have hit 65 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 316 runs scored while having a team 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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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.78 this year (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 603 hitters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 76 long balls and 295 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 260 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a squad for the season. Milwaukee has relinquished 581 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 272 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Brewers have sent 255 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 105 base runners this season and 34.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 19 saves this year and have not converted 10 of their 29 chances to get a save. The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.5% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. The relievers have earned 47 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 70 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 1,942 putouts on the campaign, as well as 575 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 21st in the majors, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,826 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

Misiorowski has taken the mound for 5 innings and has tallied 5 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.800. He has conceded 0 base hits (0.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 4 walks. Misiorowski (1-0 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 0.00 and he has faced 18 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Chicago has accumulated 97 long balls for the year to go along with 377 runs batted in. They have recorded 130 two-baggers, while getting a free base 253 times and racking up 385 runs. The Chicago Cubs have tallied an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .254 for the year. The Cubs have a team slugging % of .435 and they score 5.35 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 571 occasions (19th in baseball) and have recorded 635 base knocks.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.221 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 586. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 280 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.57 (256 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.80 (556 strikeouts vs 202 walks). They have surrendered 74 long balls and they surrender 3.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Chicago has had relievers enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 242 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 86 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.1% of 74 inherited runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Cubs have earned 46 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in baseball). The Cubs have racked up 621 assists, 31 errors and have amassed 1,937 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,811 innings played, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in pro baseball).

Taillon (78-56 record in his career) has a 3.87 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has faced 4,934 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 511 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.194 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Taillon has given up 1,137 hits while tallying 1,040 punch outs in 1,189 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-275) and under 9 runs

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