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The Milwaukee Brewers (-118) visit Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs (-102) on May 19, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 pm in Chicago, IL.

This season, the Brewers are 27-18 against the spread (ATS), while the Cubs are 21-27 ATS.

Brewers vs Cubs Starting Pitchers Today:

• Brewers starting pitcher: Jacob Misiorowski 3-2, 2.11 ERA
• Cubs starting pitcher: Ben Brown 1-1, 1.62 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 Tuesday‘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 Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Brewers Player Prop Bets Today:

• Jake Bauers has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.35 Units / 31% ROI)
• Brice Turang has hit the Total Bases Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+11.95 Units / 31% ROI)
• Jake Bauers has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 18 of his last 25 games (+11.40 Units / 42% ROI)
• William Contreras has hit the Walks Under in 13 of his last 15 away games (+8.80 Units / 27% ROI)
• Jackson Chourio has hit the Runs Under in 15 of his last 20 games (+8.35 Units / 30% ROI)

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

Best Cubs Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Seiya Suzuki has hit the Total Bases Over in 19 of his last 25 games at home (+14.25 Units / 45% ROI)
• Nico Hoerner has hit the Hits Under in 18 of his last 20 games (+13.55 Units / 30% ROI)
• Michael Busch has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 10 games at home (+13.00 Units / 130% ROI)
• Ian Happ has hit the Runs Over in 17 of his last 25 games at home (+11.40 Units / 41% ROI)
• Ian Happ has hit the Walks Over in 15 of his last 20 games at home (+10.90 Units / 49% ROI)

Brewers Best Bets Today:

• The Milwaukee Brewers have covered the Run Line in 27 of their last 45 games (+13.60 Units / 26% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Moneyline in 14 of their last 19 games (+7.50 Units / 31% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 21 of their last 40 games (+7.35 Units / 14% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 29 of their last 50 games (+7.25 Units / 12% ROI)
• The Milwaukee Brewers have hit the Team Total Under in 22 of their last 35 away games (+7.10 Units / 17% ROI)

Cubs Best Bets Today:

• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Moneyline in 15 of their last 16 games at home (+13.40 Units / 55% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 32 of their last 50 games at home (+12.75 Units / 21% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Over in 31 of their last 50 games at home (+10.95 Units / 19% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Game Total Over in 25 of their last 40 games (+9.75 Units / 22% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 31 of their last 50 games at home (+8.90 Units / 11% ROI)

Brewers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Brewers are 27-18 against the Run Line (+13.6 Units / 25.66% ROI).

• 27-18 when betting on the Moneyline for +3.15 Units / 5.37% ROI
• 22-22 when betting on the total runs Over for -2.25 Units / -4.52% ROI
• 22-22 when betting on the total runs Under for -2.05 Units / -4.15% ROI

Cubs Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cubs are 21-27 against the Run Line (-6.2 Units / -11.03% ROI).

• 29-19 when betting on the Moneyline for +5.35 Units / 8.1% ROI
• 28-19 when betting on the total runs Over for +7.5 Units / 14.23% ROI
• 19-28 when betting on the total runs Under for -11.75 Units / -22.15% ROI

Cubs vs Brewers Home Run Prop Bets Today

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Brewers Keys to the Game vs. the Cubs

The Brewers are 4-11 (.267) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .103.

The Brewers are just 0-12 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .050.

The Brewers are 17-9 (.654) after a win this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .519.

The Brewers are 10-2 (.833) when they’ve scored in the first inning this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .643.

Cubs Keys to the Game vs. the Brewers

The Cubs are 23-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .897.

The Cubs are 22-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .867.

The Cubs are 8-1 (.889) when they’ve scored in the first inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .643.

The Cubs are 18-6 (.750) at home this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .540.

Brewers Hitting Stats & Trends

Brewers hitters have an OPS of just .627 (556 PA’s) against LHP this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

The Brewers are batting .389 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 535 of their 1,748 plate appearances (31%) this season — highest in MLB.

Brewers hitters are slugging just .313 against LHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cubs Hitting Stats & Trends

The Cubs are batting .265 against LHP this season — 4th best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have drawn walks in 14% of their PA’s when leading off an inning this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .380 (427 PA’s) when leading off an inning this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .361 (573 PA’s) against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Brewers Pitching Stats & Trends

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

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

Brewers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 27% versus hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Brewers pitchers have an ERA of 3.28 (400.1 IP) this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Cubs Pitching Stats & Trends

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

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .202 against Cubs pitchers with runners on base this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 17% when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have allowed 66 home runs this season — 2nd most in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

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

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