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The Chicago Cubs were able to stave off elimination on Wednesday, forcing a Game 4 against the Milwaukee Brewers thanks to a 4-3 win. Can Chicago pick up another win at home to force Game 5 on Friday in Milwaukee? First pitch for Thursday's contest is scheduled for 9:08 p.m. ET, and the game will air nationally on TBS.

If you're looking to get into MLB betting and want the latest Brewers vs. Cubs odds, projections and player props, be sure to check out the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times.

Matthew Boyd (14-8, 3.21 ERA in the regular season) will start Game 4 for Chicago. Boyd pitched well against the Padres in the Wild Card round, but he gave up six runs (two earned) and recorded just two outs in Game 1 against the Brewers while operating on short rest. The Cubs will look for Boyd to look better this time around, otherwise their season may be over. 

The Brewers are turning to ace Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.70 ERA), who pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs in Game 1 while racking up nine strikeouts.  

At FanDuel Sportsbook, Boyd is set at over/under 2.5 strikeouts (Over -136, Under +102), while Peralta is set at 5.5 (Over -140, Under +104). The SportsLine model rates Boyd's Over 5 stars out of 5, as it projects him to notch five punchouts. 

Jackson Chourio and Michael Busch are the co-favorites to homer at +450 odds at FanDuel. They're followed by Seiya Suzuki (+500), Kyle Tucker (+520), William Contreras (+520), Andrew Vaughn (+600), Ian Happ (+600) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (+750). 

Check out the model's best bets for Brewers vs. Cubs Game 4 on Thursday:

MILWAUKEE BREWERS at CHICAGO CUBS | 10/9 | 9:08 p.m. ET

Money line
Pick: Cubs +100
Chicago wins in 50% of simulations

Run line
Pick: Cubs +1.5 (-174)
Chicago covers in 67% of simulations

Over/Under
Pick: Over 7 (-121)
The Over hits in 59.3% of simulations

Projected score: Brewers 4.5, Cubs 4.3