The Chicago Cubs sit atop the NL Central Division, 5.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers as of this writing. A first-place team at this point of the season has to be good.

Those fans thirsting for the Chicago Cubs team that slugged its way to wins earlier in the season have had to settle for low-scoring nail-biters lately.

Preview the June 17 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Both National League Central rivals know that mid-June is far too early to call the division, but the first-place Chicago Cubs and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers also know that the upcoming three-game set could go a long way in determining the winner at season's end.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.

The Chicago Cubs have been one of baseball's best teams in the first half of the season, and now pressure mounts for President Jed Hoyer to make a move to keep the team at the top.

Their run-scoring has slowed against an onslaught of top pitchers, but the Cubs are still winning and still having fun.

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their most recent series against the Chicago Cubs last weekend at Wrigley Field, with their poor hitting the main culpr

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-42) visit the Chicago Cubs (42-28) Saturday for the third game of their 4-game series. First pitch from Wrigley Field is at 2:20 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.