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Milwaukee Brewers
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Chicago Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 1, 10:24PM UTC

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MLB
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Outdoor
Tue 1 Sep 2026, 11:40PM
20
Game markets graded
3
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Milwaukee Brewers Moneyline - 1st 5 Innings +104

The model graded 23 markets for Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $204 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 1 Sep 2026, 11:40PM at Wrigley Field.

Our confidenceLean
Chance to win46.4%
The price says46.3%
Best price+104
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline - 1st 5 Innings Milwaukee Brewers Lean46% chance +104
Moneyline Lean46% chance
Spread Long-shot18% chance
Spread Long-shot12% chance
Spread Long-shot23% chance
Spread Long-shot18% chance
Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs × 3 props Highup to 62%
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

Best price on this game

Odds checked in the last few minutes · 30 bookmakers compared
Winner
Brewers2.17+117BetUS
Chicago Cubs1.86-116Betfair Exchange
Total runs
Over101.95-105FanDuel
Under101.96-104LowVig
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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Moneyline - 1st 5 Innings
Milwaukee Brewers
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Calibrated model vs market

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PickMarketModel lean
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Market intelligence for this game

Line move · best book · closing line
The market sharpened toward Chicago Cubs on this game.

Line movement

▲ moved toward Chicago Cubs
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Best price right now

Caesars
on Chicago Cubs
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Milwaukee Brewers

  • Bryse Wilson RPOut
  • JoJo Romero RPOut
  • Brandon Woodruff SPOut
  • Joel Kuhnel RPOut
  • Rob Zastryzny RPOut
  • Brian Fitzpatrick RPOut
  • Quinn Priester SPOut
  • Angel Zerpa RPOut

Probable pitcher

Robert Gasser SP

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele SPOut
  • Pedro Ramirez 2BDay-to-day
  • Edward Cabrera SPOut
  • Ben Brown RPOut
  • Phil Maton RPOut
  • Gavin Hollowell RPOut
  • Riley Martin RPOut
  • Hunter Harvey RPOut
  • Dansby Swanson SSOut
  • Shelby Miller RPOut
  • Porter Hodge RPOut
  • Cade Horton SPOut
  • Tyler Austin 1BOut

Probable pitcher

Matthew Boyd SP
Availability updated Sep 1, 11:40PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 21 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability21 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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The plate umpire

Behind the plate: Nick Mahrley. Games he has called average 10.4 runs across 20 games on record — the league average this season is 9.2. Full umpire record →

Player props

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PlayerTeamStat
Tyrone Taylor Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs
Garrett Mitchell MIL Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs
Pete Crow-Armstrong Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs

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Betting angles

3 markets live
Total RunsGame total · Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee BrewersUnder 10.5 -111
68%under %
7.3proj. runs
L5 RF4.8L5 RA1.4Home L53-2vs Milwaukee Brewers L53-2Free board14-12

Chicago Cubs total runs vs Milwaukee Brewers is live and our model makes it 68% (HIGH); proj. runs 7.3.

Run LineMilwaukee Brewers run line+1 -141
68%cover %
-1.5proj. margin
L5 RF1.2L5 RA0.4Away L54-1vs Chicago Cubs L53-2

Milwaukee Brewers spread vs Chicago Cubs is live and our model makes it 68% (HIGH); proj. margin -1.5.

MoneylineMilwaukee Brewers to win+108
51%model win %
3-2L5 record
L5 RF1.2L5 RA0.4Away L54-1vs Chicago Cubs L53-2Free board11-10

Milwaukee Brewers moneyline vs Chicago Cubs is live and our model makes it 51% (LEAN); L5 record 3-2.

Team Total RunsChicago Cubs team totalNo line posted
2.6runs we expect
L5 RF4.8L5 RA1.4Home L53-2vs Milwaukee Brewers L53-2

Chicago Cubs team total runs form: last five 4-1, 4.8 runs/gm.

Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs — what the model found

Our model graded 23 betting markets for Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs — 20 on the game itself and 3 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

20
Game markets graded
3
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 23 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs — recent results

Chicago Cubs have won 2 of their last 5 games; Milwaukee Brewers have won 3 of their last 5.

Chicago Cubs — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W17–3MILHome
L5–7CINHome
W17–5CINHome
L8–10CINHome
L4–5ARIAway
Milwaukee Brewers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–17CHCAway
L4–7TEXHome
W5–3TEXHome
W6–1TEXHome
W8–2NYMAway

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs — last-5 form comparison

Over their last five games Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.8 runs per game (4-1) while Milwaukee Brewers are at 1.2 (3-2); Chicago Cubs pitchers are allowing 1.4 earned runs per game versus 0.4 for Milwaukee Brewers.

4.8
Chicago Cubs runs/G
1.2
Milwaukee Brewers runs/G
Last 5 gamesChicago CubsMilwaukee Brewers
Runs / game4.81.2
Hits / game5.42.0
Home runs / game1.20.2
Walks drawn / game0.80.6
Batter K / game1.21.2
Earned runs allowed / game1.40.4
Pitching K / game2.21.4
Walks allowed / game1.00.4
L5 record4-13-2

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs — recent meetings

These two have met 9 times recently: Chicago Cubs won 5, Milwaukee Brewers won 4.

DateChicago CubsMilwaukee BrewersWinner
Aug 31173Chicago Cubs
Jun 2843Chicago Cubs
Jun 2782Chicago Cubs
Jun 2626Milwaukee Brewers
May 2005Milwaukee Brewers
May 1925Milwaukee Brewers
May 1839Milwaukee Brewers
Mar 22120Chicago Cubs
Mar 441Chicago Cubs

Who’s out or in doubt

21 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Chicago Cubs
PlayerStatus
Justin Steele SPOUT
Pedro Ramirez 2BDAY-TO-DAY
Edward Cabrera SPOUT
Ben Brown RPOUT
Phil Maton RPOUT
Gavin Hollowell RPOUT
Riley Martin RPOUT
Hunter Harvey RPOUT
Milwaukee Brewers
PlayerStatus
Bryse Wilson RPOUT
JoJo Romero RPOUT
Brandon Woodruff SPOUT
Joel Kuhnel RPOUT
Rob Zastryzny RPOUT
Brian Fitzpatrick RPOUT
Quinn Priester SPOUT
Angel Zerpa RPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs — where the money went

Since betting opened on Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, the market has moved toward Chicago Cubs across the main game markets.

BetWhat the money did
Spread — Chicago Cubs -1.5▲ Money came for this
Total Points — Under 10▲ Money came for this
Total Points — Over 10▼ Money drifted off this
Moneyline — Milwaukee Brewers▼ Money drifted off this
Moneyline — Chicago Cubs▲ Money came for this
Spread — Milwaukee Brewers -1.5▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Chicago Cubs -1▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Milwaukee Brewers 1.5▼ Money drifted off this
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Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs — model preview

Our Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs prediction for September 2, 2026, plus every bet we like in the game and how confident we are in each.

On September 2, 2026 our model has run Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Carson Kelly (DET) Under 0.5 RBIs (-294), which we rate HIGH confidence. We walk through all 6 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

Every bet we like in this game

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Brewers vs Cubs, or as Cubs vs Brewers. The next scheduled game is Tuesday 1 September 2026 at Wrigley Field. The model has generated 20 game picks and 3 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 57 meetings on record
Milwaukee Brewers 31–26 across the last 57 meetings · these games average 8.5 runs (meetings on record since 2023)
DateGameScoreWinner
31 Aug 2026Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs17–3Chicago Cubs
28 Jun 2026Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers3–4Chicago Cubs
27 Jun 2026Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers2–8Chicago Cubs
26 Jun 2026Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers6–2Milwaukee Brewers
20 May 2026Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs0–5Milwaukee Brewers
19 May 2026Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs2–5Milwaukee Brewers
18 May 2026Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs3–9Milwaukee Brewers
22 Mar 2026Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs12–0Chicago Cubs
4 Mar 2026Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers1–4Chicago Cubs
11 Oct 2025Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers3–1Milwaukee Brewers

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 57 meetings on file.

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