Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/18/26

The Chicago Cubs will be hosting the Milwaukee Brewers to open up a three-game series on Monday night. The Cubs come into this game playing some mediocre baseball as they are riding a two-game losing streak and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Brewers are coming into this game with an 8-2 record in their last 10. These are two very good offensive teams. The Cubs are 4^th in the MLB, averaging 5.1 runs per game, while the Brewers are 5^th averaging 5.0 runs per game. The total is fairly high for this game, likely due to some favorable weather conditions, but I like the chances of a high-scoring game here. The Brewers will be sending Brandon Sproat to the mound who has an inflated 5.75 ERA in 36.0 innings pitched. The Cubs have scored 21 runs in their last three games, look for them to put some on the board against Sproat.

Shota Imanaga has been good for the Cubs, but the Brewers have a solid lineup that tends to make opposing pitchers work. We can count on them to score some runs. Give me the over in this one.

Brewers vs. Cubs prediction: Over 10.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.