Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers odds, picks and predictions

Season series: Milwaukee leads 3-0 The Cubs have won 4 straight games and 6 of their last 7. The 4 straight victories came in a road set at the New York Mets which concluded Thursday. Chicago -- which was ousted by the Brewers 3-2 in a 2025 NL Division Series -- is 7-1 over its last 8 road tilts. Milwaukee has also won 4 in a row; the Brewers are back in Cream City after a road swing that finished up with the club sweeping Monday-Wednesday games at the Cincinnati Reds. Milwaukee was idle Thursday.Rea (5-5, 4.99 ERA) is making his 13th start and 17th appearance. He owns a 1.40 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 6.7 K/9 in 79 1/3 innings. Misiorowski (8-3, 1.45 ERA) is making his 16th start. He has a 0.75 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 13.4 K/9 in 93 innings. Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:22 a.m. ET. Brewers 5, Cubs 3 The Brewers have won 4 straight series meetings and 7 of the last 9. All 7 of those Milwaukee triumphs were by multiple runs. Prior to his solid start in his last, Rea had allowed 11 runs in his previous 9 1/3 IP. Misiorowski, the MLB ERA leader, has filed a 2.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP at home over 2025-26. He has a superior fastball, and while Chicago has a good offense it does hit fastballs at an impressive clip. The Brewers have an overall bullpen edge, and that advantage gets magnified with several key Cubs relievers being in fatigue territory when it comes to the bullpen budget. The Over is 6-1 in Chicago's last 7 games. The last 12 series meetings in Milwaukee have seen the Over go 8-3-1. Chicago and Milwaukee both own top-10 OPS figures, and both have improved numbers with the bats this month. Mix in both bullpens being on a bit of a slide over recent weeks, and the Cubs not being on their front foot when it comes to reliever availability at the back end.