Cubs vs. Brewers Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 31
31 August 2026

The Chicago Cubs will look for continued power from a hitter on a roll versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field. Pete Crow-Armstrong is currently on a two-game homer streak. Clay Holmes (5-6, 2.26 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 77-60 this season and second in the NL Central. Kyle Harrison (10-3, 2.79 ERA) is the expected starter for the Brewers, who are 85-52 and first in the NL Central.
The moneyline odds for the Cubs (-112) versus the Brewers (-102) indicate a tight game. The over/under for the Cubs-Brewers game is set at 9.5.
Cubs vs. Brewers Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Monday, August 31, 2026
- Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- Favorite: Cubs (-112)
- Underdog: Brewers (-102)
- Over/under: 9.5
How to Watch Cubs vs. Brewers
- TV Channel: MARQ and BREW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Cubs vs. Brewers: Betting the Moneyline
- The Cubs have put together a 54-42 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.2% of those games).
- Milwaukee has won in 17, or 51.5%, of the 33 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Chicago has entered 93 games this season favored by -112 or more and is 53-40 in those contests.
- This season, the Brewers have been victorious eight times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least -102 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.8% in this game.
- The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 50.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Cubs vs. Brewers: Betting the Spread & Total
- In the 137 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cubs, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-59-3).
- So far this season, Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 58 of its 137 games with a total.
- The Cubs are 64-73-0 ATS this season.
- The Brewers are 72-65-0 against the spread in their 137 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
