Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-210) Chicago (+172)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (70-53) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (78-45) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at -210 while Chicago is coming in at +172. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Brandon Woodruff and Matthew Boyd.

The Brewers have accrued 194 doubles as a unit and have hit 132 balls out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .407 and have struck out 968 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in the league. They have compiled 593 runs batted in and 1,082 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .259. They have accounted for 638 runs and hold an OBP of .332.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.59 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,069 batters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 134 home runs and also 477 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 407 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.99 as a unit on the season. Milwaukee has surrendered 944 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 438 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.0% and have come into the game in 139 save situations. The relievers have inherited 167 runners over the course of the season and 31.7% of them earned a run for their team. Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 111 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 422 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have notched 85 holds this season (3rd in MLB). They have recorded 36 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of their 50 save chances.

The Brewers have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,879 innings, which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 3,293 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 997 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 11th in the majors, and they have turned 88 double plays.

Woodruff (50-26 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.00 while facing 2,874 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 556 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 184 free passes. His ERA is 3.04 (243 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.029. Woodruff has taken the mound for 719 frames and has totaled 837 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .251 this season. They have been rung up on 950 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,057 hits. Chicago has 170 home runs on the year as well as 598 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .431 and they score 4.99 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 204 two-baggers, while getting a free base 413 times as well as scoring 614 runs.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.201 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (934 strikeouts vs 313 bases on balls). They rank 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 998. They have given up 151 dingers and they concede 4.10 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 497 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.82 (463 earned runs conceded).

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of 115 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 124 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 78 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 7th in the league with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 401 relievers to the mound this season. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have recorded 29 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in MLB). The Cubs have accrued 1,029 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 3,275 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 9,825 innings played, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (3rd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Boyd has surrendered 1,014 base hits while he has tallied 1,017 K's in 1,050 innings. Boyd (57-75 career mark) has a 4.52 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 528 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and he has gone up against 4,454 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-210)

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