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J. Taillon RHP · 0–0, 0.00 ERA
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Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Predictions April 2, 2023: Eric Lauer vs Jameson Taillon

Game time: April 2, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated Apr 1, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Milwaukee Brewers are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Sunday, 4/2/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Eric Lauer (ERA: 0) will be the starting pitcher

Game outlook

The Milwaukee Brewers are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Sunday, 4/2/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Eric Lauer (ERA: 0) will be the starting pitcher for Brewers and Jameson Taillon (ERA: 0) will be starting for Cubs. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -123 and the line hasn't moved.

Brewers vs Cubs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Brewers to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go under 9 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Milwaukee 5 to Chicago 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 9.

OddsShark predicts Milwaukee will win and the total will push.

O: 5% picked Chicago Cubs on Covers.com

Milwaukee Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 9, Milwaukee is ranked #29 in offense (scoring an average of 0.00 per game), #17 in defense (allowing an average of 4.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 1-1 this season.

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 8 and are #13 for offense (scoring an average of 4.00 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 0.00 points per game) and 1-1 overall. Milwaukee went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Brewers vs Chicago archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Milwaukee Brewers+113 → +111Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago-123 → -123Unchanged
  • Spread · Milwaukee Brewers+1.5 (-190) → +1.5 (-180)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+160) → -1.5 (+159)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Milwaukee Brewers
103-59 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 1-8-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-01T18:14:27.083Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-04-01Milwaukee Brewers 3 · Chicago 1
  • 2023-03-30Milwaukee Brewers 0 · Chicago 4
  • 2022-08-28Chicago 7 · Milwaukee Brewers 9
  • 2022-08-27Chicago 0 · Milwaukee Brewers 7
  • 2022-08-26Chicago 4 · Milwaukee Brewers 3
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Matchup pick recap

Milwaukee Brewers defeated Chicago 9-5

Milwaukee Brewers defeated Chicago 9-5 on April 2, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Milwaukee Brewers' strongest period was the 6th inning, when it outscored its opponent 5-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Milwaukee Brewers +1.5 (-180) spread, Milwaukee Brewers covered, while the 14 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 9.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -120Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -120Loss
  • Novacek84Moneyline · Chicago -120Loss