Brewers vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - May 18, 2026

Brewers at Cubs

11:40 pm • BREW

Milwaukee Brewers

47-29

9 - 3

Chicago Cubs

40-37

pitcher		team	era	w-l
S.Imanaga			4.26	4-6
B.Sproat			5.94	1-4

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Brewers 47-29	+1.5	+1.5-140	o10.5-102	+135
Cubs 40-37	u10.5	-1.5+117	u10.5-113	-161

Monday 11:40 p.m.

May 18, 2026

Wrigley FieldChicago

CHC -1.5+118

Under 10.5-105

1.25u

A.Vaughn o0.5 HR+340

$0.60

S.Imanaga u2.5 Earned Runs-120

1.2u

Over 10.5-115

CHC u5.5-115

Under 10.5+100

0.5u

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A.Vaughn o0.5 HR+390

0.25u

CHC -0.5 (F5)-130

$1.30

P.Crow-Armstrong o1.5 Total Bases+123

$1.00

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Under 10.5+100

0.5u

Bet to 10 (-105)

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 15-22 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 21 of Cubs' 40 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	29-48	14-26	15-22	19-34	10-14
Brewers	43-33	23-17	20-16	28-24	15-9

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	40-37	21-19	19-18	26-27	14-10
Brewers	34-40-2	18-22	16-18-2	25-26-1	9-14-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	40-37	23-17	17-20	29-24	11-13
Brewers	47-29	25-15	22-14	34-18	13-11

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 17th	@CWS	L 8-9	-1.5 L	O 9	CWS -131
May 16th	@CWS	L 3-8	-1.5 L	O 8.5	CWS -108
May 15th	@CWS	W 10-5	-1.5 W	O 8.5	CHC -126
May 14th	@ATL	W 2-0	+1.5 W	U 7.5	CHC +165
May 13th	@ATL	L 1-4	-1.5 L	U 8.5	ATL -132

Tyler Austin
1B
Austin is out with knee
Out
Justin Steele
SP
Steele is out with elbow
Out

Akil Baddoo
LF
Baddoo is out with quad
Out
Quinn Priester
SP
Priester is out with wrist
Out
Drew Rom
SP
Rom is out with biceps
Out

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PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
RB.Sproat, P		78	4.2	5	3
LS.Drohan, P		42	4.1	5	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Chourio, CF	2-5	0	0	1
1J.Chourio, LF	2-5	0	0	1
2B.Turang, 2B	0-4	1	0	0
3W.Contreras, C	2-5	1	0	0
4C.Yelich, DH	2-4	2	1	2
5A.Vaughn, 1B	2-3	2	0	0
5B.Perkins, CF	0-1	0	0	0
6J.Bauers, LF	2-4	2	1	4
6J.Bauers, 1B	2-4	2	1	4
7L.Rengifo, 3B	1-4	0	0	0
8S.Frelick, RF	1-4	1	0	2
9J.Ortiz, SS	1-3	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LS.Imanaga, P	79	4.1	2	8
RE.Roberts, P	28	1.2	0	1
LT.Blach, P	30	3	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1N.Hoerner, 2B	0-3	1	0	0
2M.Busch, 1B	2-2	0	0	1
3A.Bregman, 3B	0-4	0	0	0
4I.Happ, LF	0-4	0	0	0
5S.Suzuki, RF	2-4	0	0	0
6M.Conforto, DH	0-3	0	0	0
6M.Shaw, PH	0-1	0	0	0
6M.Shaw, DH	0-1	0	0	0
7C.Kelly, C	2-4	1	0	0
8P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	0-4	0	0	0
9D.Swanson, SS	1-4	1	1	2