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The Milwaukee Brewers (-105) visit Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs (-115) on August 31, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 pm in Chicago, IL.

This season, the Brewers are against the spread (ATS), while the Cubs are ATS.

Brewers vs Cubs Starting Pitchers Today:

• Brewers starting pitcher: Kyle Harrison 10-3, 2.81 ERA
• Cubs starting pitcher: Clay Holmes 5-6, 2.27 ERA

Brewers vs. Cubs Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Brewers vs Cubs Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cubs will win Monday‘s MLB game with 51.0% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Brewers players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Brewers Player Prop Bets Today:

• Jake Bauers has hit the Total Bases Over in 19 of his last 25 away games (+14.70 Units / 46% ROI)
• William Contreras has hit the Hits Under in 14 of his last 20 away games (+12.55 Units / 44% ROI)
• Jake Bauers has hit the Walks Over in 14 of his last 20 away games (+12.50 Units / 62% ROI)
• William Contreras has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 25 away games (+11.75 Units / 41% ROI)
• Jake Bauers has hit the Singles Over in 15 of his last 25 games (+11.45 Units / 46% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cubs players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cubs Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 7 games at home (+14.30 Units / 204% ROI)
• Seiya Suzuki has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 20 games at home (+11.60 Units / 47% ROI)
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit the Singles Under in 16 of his last 20 games (+10.30 Units / 39% ROI)
• Seiya Suzuki has hit the Total Bases Over in 14 of his last 20 games at home (+9.80 Units / 45% ROI)
• Tyrone Taylor has hit the Runs Over in 13 of his last 25 games (+9.75 Units / 39% ROI)

Brewers Best Bets Today:

• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 18 of their last 25 games (+11.45 Units / 40% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 17 of their last 25 games (+11.10 Units / 28% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 17 of their last 25 games (+8.45 Units / 30% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 50 games (+6.05 Units / 11% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have covered the Run Line in 9 of their last 14 games (+5.50 Units / 37% ROI)

Cubs Best Bets Today:

• The Chicago Cubs have covered the Run Line in 29 of their last 50 games (+13.10 Units / 23% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Game Total Over in 24 of their last 40 games (+7.75 Units / 18% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 27 of their last 45 games at home (+7.00 Units / 13% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Over in 25 of their last 40 games (+6.50 Units / 13% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 5 of their last 7 games (+3.60 Units / 34% ROI)

Brewers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Brewers are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Cubs Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cubs are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Cubs vs Brewers Home Run Prop Bets Today

Cubs vs Brewers Total Hits Prop Bets Today

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Brewers Keys to the Game vs. the Cubs

The Brewers are 12-39 (.235) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — best in MLB.

The Brewers are 13-2 (.867) when tied entering the 7th inning this season — best in MLB.

The Brewers are 10-42 (.192) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — best in MLB.

The Brewers are 17-14 (.548) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — tied for best in MLB.

Cubs Keys to the Game vs. the Brewers

The Cubs are 18-24 (.429) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — best in MLB.

The Cubs are 6-54 (.100) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Cubs are 29-31 (.483) when allowing 2 or more home runs this season — best in MLB.

The Cubs are 42-6 (.875) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Brewers Hitting Stats & Trends

The Brewers are batting .390 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best in MLB.

Brewers hitters have come to the plate with runners in scoring position in 1,597 of their 5,319 plate appearances (30%) this season — highest in MLB.

Brewers hitters have an OBP of .344 (3,718 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB.

Brewers hitters are slugging .638 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best in MLB.

Cubs Hitting Stats & Trends

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .339 (5,413 PA’s) this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .354 (1,446 PA’s) against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OPS of .767 (5,413 PA’s) this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .364 (560 PA’s) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Brewers Pitching Stats & Trends

Brewers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 26% this season — best in MLB.

The Brewers have won 58% of home games in which their opponents scored first this season — highest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Brewers pitchers this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Brewers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 46% with two-strikes this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cubs Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .212 against Cubs pitchers with runners on base this season — best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .220 against Cubs pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have picked-off 21 runners from first base this season — most in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have walked 8% of batters this season — tied for 4th best in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

• Home Run Predictions Today
• Best NRFI Bets Today
• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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