Brewers vs. Cubs Betting Line, Odds, Preview July 25

The Brewers vs. Cubs Game 2 takes place Saturday at 1 pm ET on Fox.  Betting is available on this game at BetOnline, which is offering a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $1000).

Game Odds

MIL +131 to +135

C. Burnes (R) 14% of action

CHC -140 to -155 (BetOnline -140 best available)

Y. Darvish (R) 86% of action

The line on this game has moved up with the action.

Only three of the last ten games between these two clubs have gone over the current total of 9.

Brett Anderson was in line to start the Brewers’ second game of the season against the Chicago Cubs, but a blister is causing the Brewers to reshuffle their starting rotation plans.

Hot Trends

Brewers are 11-1 in their last 12 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. (total not available overnight)

Brewers are 13-3 in their last 16 during game 2 of a series.

Brewers are 14-3 in their last 17 vs. National League Central.

Brewers are 19-7 in their last 26 overall.

Cubs are 2-10 in their last 12 overall.

Cubs are 2-10 in their last 12 games vs. a right-handed starter.

Cubs are 1-7 in their last 8 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.

Cubs are 0-8 in their last 8 games as a favorite.

Brewers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Preview

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Corbin Burnes (2019: 1-5, 8.82 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Yu Darvish (2019: 6-8, 3.98)

Scheduled starter Brett Anderson went on the injured list with a blister, giving Burnes another chance to live up to the hype and erase last season's dismal memory. The 25-year-old regressed badly after posting a 2.61 ERA as a rookie in 2018, but teammate Jedd Gyorko termed him "pretty much unhittable" this summer. Burnes features a nasty slider that has the potential to rank among the best in the game.

Darvish has produced seven wins for Chicago in the first two seasons of a six-year, $126 million deal, but the hope is that he will carry the momentum from the second half of last year, when he allowed one run or less in seven of 13 starts. That stretch included a pair of five-inning outings versus the Brewers in which he allowed one run and eight hits. Christian Yelich is 4-for-11 with two homers off Darvish.
 

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