Brewers vs. Cubs line, odds, start time, spread pick, best bets for Friday's NL Central matchup from proven model

The top two teams in the National League Central will clash on Friday when the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee will be without the services of reliever Abner Uribe, who is serving a six-game suspension for his role in a benches clearing incident on Tuesday, and manager Pat Murphy, who is serving a two-game suspension.

First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs are the -129 money line favorite (risk $129 to win $100) in the latest Brewers vs. Cubs odds, while Milwaukee is a +109 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 7.5. Before you make any Brewers vs. Cubs picks or MLB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It enters Week 6 of the 2024 MLB season on a profitable 112-89 run on top-rated MLB picks dating back to last season, and it has excelled on top-rated run-line picks during that span, going 20-8 (+708). Anybody following has seen HUGE RETURNS!

The model knows Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner is hitting .271 through the first 31 games of the season. He has driven in seven runs and scored 19 times. In Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Mets, he was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. He was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored on Thursday. In 42 career games against the Brewers, he has eight doubles, two homers and 13 RBI.

The model also has taken into account Milwaukee catcher William Contreras has been on fire of late. He has hits in seven of his last eight games, including three with multiple hits. In a 3-2 win at Pittsburgh on April 24, he was 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. He was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and one home run in the 7-5 win over the Pirates on April 25. He doubled in a pair of runs in Wednesday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Now, the model has set its sights on Brewers vs. Cubs. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, predicting a combined 10.4 runs, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any MLB picks.

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