Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-132) Chicago (+110)

The Chicago Cubs (68-52) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (76-44) at Wrigley Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Brewers at -132 and the Cubs are opening at +110. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Freddy Peralta and Cade Horton.

The Brewers have accrued 188 doubles as a squad and have hit 127 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .405 and have struck out 946 times, while drawing a walk on 411 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 5.2 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have accrued 578 RBI's in addition to 1,052 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .259. They have earned a total of 620 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.61 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 131 long balls and 461 runs (3rd in the league). Milwaukee has conceded 918 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 426 earned runs. The Brewers have a team ERA of 3.59 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,036 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 397 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad for the year.

The Brewers have dispatched 408 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners on the year with 30.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 34 saves on the season and have missed out on 12 of their 46 chances to save the game. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.9% and have entered the game in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 82 holds on the campaign (5th in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 105 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have a tally of 3,205 putouts for the season, as well as 972 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and they have turned 86 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,615 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in the majors.

Peralta (67-41 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.60 while going up against 3,696 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 673 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 344 walks. His ERA is 3.66 (362 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.142. Peralta has taken the mound for 890 frames and has accounted for 1,097 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .252 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 933 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 1,036 base hits. Chicago has a total of 170 home runs for the year to go along with 589 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .434 and they score 5.04 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 199 doubles, while walking 403 times and scoring 605 runs.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.207 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (906 strikeouts against 306 bases on balls). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 978. They have conceded 149 homers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 490 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.86 (456 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. They sit at 6th in the league with a save rate of 67.5%, and they have sent 391 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of 113 inherited runners. With 121 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 78 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In 9,582 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (3rd in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 1,002 assists, 50 errors and have amassed 3,194 putouts over the course of the season.

Horton (7-3 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.07 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has faced 347 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 29 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.176 and having a FIP of 3.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Horton has given up 73 hits while he has earned 67 strikeouts in 85 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-132)

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