The Milwaukee Brewers (78-45) and Chicago Cubs (70-53) meet Monday, as they swing into a 5-game NL Central series. The series opens with a day-night doubleheader Monday with the lid-lifter at Wrigley Field, a makeup of a June 18 postponement, set for a 2:20 p.m. ET (MLB Network) first pitch. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Brewers vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Tied 4-4

Milwaukee lost an extra-inning game 4-3 at the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, and that loss snapped a franchise-record 14-game winning streak. Since July 27, the Brewers are 17-2 with a plus-70 run differential.

The Cubs remain at home where over the weekend they took 2 of 3 games from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chicago, though, has

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