Two teams looking to make up ground in the National League Central will clash on Thursday afternoon as the Milwaukee Brewers (46-41) host the Chicago Cubs (40-45). Milwaukee trails Cincinnati by two games in the division, while Chicago is seven games back of the Reds. This is the last of the four-game set between the two, and the Cubs have won two of three. On Thursday, Marcus Stroman (9-6, 2.76 ERA) will take the mound for Chicago opposite Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.67) of Milwaukee.

The game is slated to begin at 2:10 p.m. ET from American Family Field. Milwaukee is listed at -120 (risk $120 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Brewers vs. Cubs odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total runs scored is 8. (see the latest lines for every game on our MLB odds page).

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The model knows Stroman has been among the most consistent pitchers in all of baseball this season, as he leads the majors in quality starts (14) while ranking eighth in ERA (2.76). He also all but eliminates the long ball from the opposition as Stroman hasn't allowed a home run in each of his last seven starts. Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger enters in swinging a hot bat as he's riding an 11-game hit streak in which he's batting .415 over that stretch.

The model also knows Peralta has dominated current Cubs batters throughout his career. Across 85 at-bats against current Cubs, Peralta has held them to a .176 batting average, with nearly as many strikeouts (27) as total bases allowed (29). At the plate, former MVP Christian Yelich is on a 13-game on-base streak in which he has a .996 OPS over that stretch.

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