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

Brewers at Cubs

11:40 pm • BREW

Milwaukee Brewers

@

Chicago Cubs

pitcher		team	era	w-l
S.Imanaga			2.32	4-3
B.Sproat			5.75	1-2

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Brewers 26-18	+1.5	+1.5-133	o10.5-115	+139
Cubs 29-18	u10.5	-1.5+111	u10.5-105	-166

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Monday 11:40 p.m.

May 18, 2026

Wrigley FieldChicago

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75°Fahrenheit

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10Wind

A.Vaughn o0.5 HR+390

0.25u

CHC -0.5 (F5)-130

$1.30

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

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Under 10.5+100

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Bet to 10 (-105)

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 9-15 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 13 of Cubs' 23 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	21-26	12-11	9-15	14-16	7-10
Brewers	26-18	15-9	11-9	16-12	10-6

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	27-20	13-10	14-10	16-14	11-6
Brewers	21-22-1	12-12	9-10-1	15-12-1	6-10

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	29-18	18-5	11-13	21-9	8-9
Brewers	26-18	15-9	11-9	17-11	9-7

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 -109
May 15th	@CWS	W 10-5	-1.5 W	O 8.5	CHC -125
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
Jordan Wicks
SP
Wicks is out with arm
Out

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

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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RB.Sproat, P		1-2	5.75	1.528	9.00

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1J.Chourio, LF	.306	.346	.469	1
2B.Turang, 2B	.288	.409	.484	6
3W.Contreras, DH	.283	.358	.386	3
4A.Vaughn, 1B	.281	.410	.438	1
5L.Rengifo, 3B	.203	.270	.266	0
6G.Sanchez, C	.198	.361	.430	5
7S.Frelick, RF	.225	.304	.310	3
8B.Perkins, CF	.111	.213	.167	0
9J.Ortiz, SS	.198	.275	.250	1

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
LS.Imanaga, P		4-3	2.32	0.902	9.77

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1N.Hoerner, 2B	.262	.341	.390	4
2M.Busch, 1B	.232	.355	.369	4
3A.Bregman, 3B	.259	.346	.368	4
4I.Happ, LF	.228	.368	.455	10
5S.Suzuki, RF	.258	.363	.460	7
6M.Ballesteros, DH	.250	.308	.463	6
7D.Swanson, SS	.192	.302	.351	6
8P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	.234	.314	.374	5
9M.Amaya, C	.242	.367	.394	3

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MatchupOverUnder
Brewers 26-18	N/A	N/A
Cubs 29-18	N/A	N/A