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Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks – Brewers To Win MLB Series Opener In Windy City

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17 Jun 2025
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Leigh Copson 17 Jun 2025
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  • Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs picks for Tuesday, June 17
  • Game is taking place at Wrigley Field
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    Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks
  • Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks
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  • Milwaukee Brewers Form
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Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Preview & Picks

Milwaukee are tipped to take the opening game of this series.

Chicago starter Ben Brown has had a rough time this season, and the Cubs’ struggling offense may not be able to make up for that here.

  • Milwaukee Brewers are 6-1 in their last 7 road games
  • Chicago pitcher Ben Brown is 0-3 with a 5.58 ERA in his last 3 home starts
  • Chicago Cubs have averaged just 2.2 runs per game over the last 5 games
  • The Under has cashed in 5 of the last 6 meetings

Head To Head

  • Milwaukee Brewers lead the all-time series 225-221
  • Milwaukee Brewers won 4-0 when the two teams last met on May 4

Milwaukee Brewers Form

Milwaukee head to the ‘Windy City’ on the back of a good series against St Louis and having won eight of their 14 games since the start of the month.

The Brewers began June with a 5-2 victory in Philadelphia, before sandwiching a 4-2 defeat in Cincinnati with 3-2 and 9-1 wins over the Reds.

Their form cooled off when they returned home though, as the lost two of their three meetings with both San Diego, losing 2-0 and 1-0 either side of a 4-3 win.

Milwaukee lost two of their next home series too, as they sandwiched a 4-1 victory over Atlanta with 7-1 and 6-2 losses to the Braves.

The Brewers fared better against St Louis however, as they beat the Cardinals 6-0 and 3-2, and then rebounded from an 8-5 loss with a 3-2 victory.

Chicago Cubs Form

Chicago enter this series looking to build on a good series against Pittsburgh, having been in underwhelming form for much of June.

They began the month with a 7-3 win at home to Cincinnati, and then won two of their three games in Washington as they sandwiched a 2-0 defeat with 8-3 and 7-1 wins.

They then moved on to Detroit where they dropped two of the three games against the Tigers, losing 4-0 and 3-1 either side of a 6-1 victory.

Chicago experienced the same sequence in Philadelphia too, as they rounded out that road trip by sandwiching an 8-4 win over the Phillies with 4-3 and 7-2 defeats.

The Cubs did come out on top in their homecoming series with Pittsburgh, winning 3-2 before responding to a 2-1 loss with 2-1 and 3-2 victories.

Verdict

Milwaukee have been in good form on the road recently, and they are now coming up against a struggling pitcher.

We expect them to take full advantage of that and take the opening game of this series.

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