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	+135
Cubs 29-18	u10.5	-1.5+111	u10.5-105	-165

Monday 11:40 p.m.

May 18, 2026

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A.Vaughn o0.5 HR+340

$0.60

S.Imanaga u2.5 Earned Runs-120

1.2u

Over 10.5-115

1.15u

CHC u5.5-115

1.15u

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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May 18, 2026 UTC
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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

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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