Cubs vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 8, 2026

Cubs at Royals

12:10 am • ROYL
6 - 4
Starting Pitchers
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Daniel Lynch logoD.LynchKansas City Royals logo2.644-3
Kevin Gausman logoK.GausmanChicago Cubs logo4.385-10

Cubs at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
68-49
-1.5
-1.5-106
o9.5-108
-165
Royals
48-69
u9.5
+1.5-114
u9.5-113
+151
location pinSaturday 12:10 a.m.
August 08, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Cubs vs. Royals Expert Picks
Picks Office
Picks Office
Last 30d: 56-53-2 (-3.8u)
CHC -1.5+100
1u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 354-344-14 (+9.1u)
Under 5 (F5)-118
1.18u
K.Gausman o18.5 Outs+130
1u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 97-81-0 (+15.8u)
CHC -164
1u

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Cubs vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Cubs

Public

82%

Bets%

18%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
52-6526-3126-3414-2537-40
Cubs
57-6026-3331-2734-4223-17

Over/Under History

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Royals
53-62-228-28-125-34-122-1731-44-2
Cubs
62-5531-2831-2740-3622-18

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
48-6928-2920-4018-2129-48
Cubs
68-4935-2433-2545-3122-18

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 6thMINL 3-4-1.5 LU 8.5MIN -126
Aug 5thMINW 2-1-1.5 LU 8.5KC -114
Aug 4thMINW 8-2+1.5 WO 9KC +127
Aug 2nd@COLL 1-8+1.5 LU 11.5COL +110
Aug 2nd@COLL 6-12+1.5 LO 11.5COL +112

Royals vs. Cubs Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

    Cubs Injuries

    • Tyler Austin
      1B

      Austin is out with knee

      Out

    • Justin Steele
      SP

      Steele is out with elbow

      Out

    Cubs vs. Royals Box Score
    Cubs Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Kevin Gausman logoRK.Gausman, P96742
    Caleb Thielbar logoLC.Thielbar, P130.112
    Trent Thornton logoRT.Thornton, P140.200
    Jacob Webb logoRJ.Webb, P13120
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Pete Crow-Armstrong logo1P.Crow-Armstrong, CF1-3201
    Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF2-5002
    Alex Bregman logo3A.Bregman, 3B1-4001
    Michael Busch logo4M.Busch, 1B2-3000
    Nico Hoerner logo5N.Hoerner, 2B0-5000
    Ian Happ logo6I.Happ, LF0-4000
    Carson Kelly logo7C.Kelly, C1-4100
    Pedro Ramirez logo8P.Ramirez, DH2-4211
    Dansby Swanson logo9D.Swanson, SS0-3100
    Royals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Daniel Lynch logoLD.Lynch, P351.224
    Jose Cuas logoRJ.Cuas, P291.110
    Mason Black logoRM.Black, P86522
    Lucas Erceg logoRL.Erceg, P12100
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Carter Jensen logo1C.Jensen, C1-3211
    Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS1-4101
    Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, 1B2-4000
    Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, DH1-4001
    Isaac Collins logo5I.Collins, LF1-3001
    Nick Loftin logo6N.Loftin, 3B0-4000
    Michael Massey logo7M.Massey, 2B0-4000
    Starling Marte logo8S.Marte, RF0-3000
    John Rave logo8J.Rave, PH0-1000
    Tyler Tolbert logo9T.Tolbert, CF1-3100
    Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, PH0-1000

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    Cubs at Royals Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Cubs
    68-49
    N/A
    N/A
    Royals
    48-69
    N/A
    N/A