Odds updated as of 4:12 a.m.<\/p>\n
The MLB’s Monday slate includes the Chicago Cubs facing the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n
Before you do any MLB betting<\/a> on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here’s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Chicago Cubs (77-60) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (85-52)Date: Monday, August 31, 2026Time: 7:40 p.m. ETVenue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, IllinoisCoverage: MARQ and Brewers.TVAll MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.Moneyline: CHC: (-112) | MIL: (-104)Spread: CHC: +1.5 (-184) | MIL: -1.5 (+152)Total: 9.5 — Over: (-102) | Under: (-120)Cubs<\/a> vs Brewers<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/p>\n Probable Pitchers: Clay Holmes (Cubs) – 5-6, 2.26 ERA vs Kyle Harrison (Brewers) – 10-3, 2.79 ERA<\/p>\n This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Cubs will send Clay Holmes (5-6) to the mound, while Kyle Harrison (10-3) will get the nod for the Brewers. When Holmes starts, his team is 5-8-0 against the spread this season. Holmes’ team is 5-4 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite. The Brewers are 14-7-0 ATS in Harrison’s 21 starts with a set spread. The Brewers have a 5-1 record in Harrison’s six starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.<\/p>\n All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire<\/a>. Looking at the moneyline for Brewers-Cubs, Milwaukee is the underdog at -104, and Chicago is -112 playing at home.The Brewers are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Cubs. The Brewers are +152 to cover, while the Cubs are -184 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.The Cubs-Brewers game on Aug. 31 has been given an over\/under of 9.5 runs. The over is set at -102 and the under at -120.<\/p>\n Bet on Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n The Cubs have been chosen as favorites in 90 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (56.7%) in those games.This season Chicago has come away with a win 48 times in 86 chances when named as a favorite of at least -112 on the moneyline.The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 73 of their 132 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Cubs are 64-68-0 against the spread in their 132 games that had a posted line this season.The Brewers have been the moneyline underdog 30 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-15 in those games.Milwaukee is 10-12 (winning 45.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.The Brewers have played in 137 games with a set over\/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-74-5).The Brewers have a 72-65-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.6% of the time).Cubs<\/a> Player LeadersPete Crow-Armstrong has 149 hits and an OBP of .377 to go with a slugging percentage of .577. All three of those stats are best among Chicago hitters this season. He has a .283 batting average, as well.Among qualified hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks 20th, his on-base percentage ranks 12th, and he is second in slugging.Crow-Armstrong has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .391 with a double, five home runs, a walk and eight RBIs.Alex Bregman is hitting .255 with 27 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 66 walks. He’s slugging .422 with an on-base percentage of .344.Among all qualifying players, he is 69th in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 68th in slugging percentage.Bregman heads into this game looking to extend his three-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .238 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.Seiya Suzuki has 125 hits this season and has a slash line of .274\/.366\/.487.Nico Hoerner has been key for Chicago with 140 hits, an OBP of .318 plus a slugging percentage of .356.Hoerner has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with two RBIs.Brewers<\/a> Player LeadersBrice Turang is batting .257 with 29 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 73 walks. He’s slugging .430 with an on-base percentage of .351.He ranks 64th in batting average, 40th in on-base percentage and 57th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in MLB.Jake Bauers has racked up 112 hits with a .388 on-base percentage to lead his team in both. He has a batting average of .273 while slugging .498.Including all qualified hitters, he ranks 38th in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage.William Contreras has racked up a slugging percentage of .399, a team-high for the Brewers.Jackson Chourio is hitting .281 with 22 doubles, 20 home runs and 38 walks.6\/28\/2026: 4-3 CHC (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)6\/27\/2026: 8-2 CHC (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -156, Underdog Moneyline: +132)6\/26\/2026: 6-2 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -250, Underdog Moneyline: +205)5\/20\/2026: 5-0 MIL (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: +100)5\/19\/2026: 5-2 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)5\/18\/2026: 9-3 MIL (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)10\/11\/2025: 3-1 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)10\/9\/2025: 6-0 CHC (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)10\/8\/2025: 4-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -108, Underdog Moneyline: -108)10\/6\/2025: 7-3 MIL (Favorite: Brewers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)<\/p>\n Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Odds updated as of 4:12 a.m. The MLB’s Monday slate includes the Chicago Cubs facing the Milwaukee Brewers.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,138,24,4245,161,4],"class_list":["post-792960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-cubs","tag-baseball","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicagocubs","tag-cubs","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117189165945925930","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Prediction: Cubs win (50.8%)<\/p>\n