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

Cubs at Royals

11:10 pm • ROYL
3 - 6
Starting Pitchers
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Seth Lugo logoS.LugoKansas City Royals logo4.595-7
Clay Holmes logoC.HolmesChicago Cubs logo3.381-1

Cubs at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
74-53
-1.5
-1.5-103
o9.5-111
-152
Royals
53-74
u9.5
+1.5-116
u9.5-112
+140
location pinSaturday 11:10 p.m.
August 08, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Cubs vs. Royals Expert Picks
Ryan Minion
Ryan Minion
Last 30d: 212-243-8 (-24.6u)
P.Crow-Armstrong o2.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+101
$1.00
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 96-82-3 (+13.3u)
KC +1.5-115
0.87u
Non divisional dogs off a loss (***) Overall: 681-469-0,59% (ROI:12%) Season:17-9-0,65% (ROI:24%) #TSA
Austin Pendergrass
Austin Pendergrass
Last 30d: 34-22-2 (+7.9u)
CHC -158
1u
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Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 400-418-14 (-14.5u)
S.Lugo u17.5 Outs-120
1.2u
C.Holmes o15.5 Outs+112
0.89u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 80-80-0 (-10.8u)
CHC -160
1.6u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 400-418-14 (-14.5u)
P.Crow-Armstrong o0.5 HR+377
0.1u

Cubs vs. Royals Previews & Analysis

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Cubs vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Cubs

Public

81%

Bets%

19%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
58-6928-3330-3616-2641-43
Cubs
62-6528-3634-2939-4723-17

Over/Under History

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Royals
58-67-230-30-128-37-123-1935-47-2
Cubs
68-5934-3034-2946-4022-18

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
53-7431-3022-4421-2131-53
Cubs
74-5338-2636-2751-3522-18

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 8thCHCL 4-6+1.5 LO 9.5CHC +151
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

Royals vs. Cubs Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

    Cubs Injuries

    • Tyler Austin
      IF

      Austin is out with knee

      Out

    • Justin Steele
      P

      Steele is out with elbow

      Out

    Cubs vs. Royals Box Score
    Cubs Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Clay Holmes logoRC.Holmes, P70414
    Colin Rea logoRC.Rea, P63402
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Pete Crow-Armstrong logo1P.Crow-Armstrong, DH0-3000
    Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF0-4000
    Michael Busch logo3M.Busch, 1B1-4000
    Alex Bregman logo4A.Bregman, 3B0-4100
    Ian Happ logo5I.Happ, LF2-4111
    Nico Hoerner logo6N.Hoerner, 2B1-4100
    Carson Kelly logo7C.Kelly, C1-3002
    Michael Conforto logo7M.Conforto, PH1-1000
    Dansby Swanson logo8D.Swanson, SS0-4000
    Tyrone Taylor logo9T.Taylor, CF1-2000
    Pedro Ramirez logo9P.Ramirez, PH0-1000
    Royals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Seth Lugo logoRS.Lugo, P90653
    John Schreiber logoRJ.Schreiber, P27120
    Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P20110
    Nate Pearson logoRN.Pearson, P19120
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Carter Jensen logo1C.Jensen, C0-3100
    Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS1-3100
    Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, 1B4-4224
    Isaac Collins logo4I.Collins, LF1-4000
    Michael Massey logo5M.Massey, 2B1-4100
    John Rave logo6J.Rave, RF1-3100
    Nick Loftin logo7N.Loftin, 3B1-2000
    Josh Rojas logo8J.Rojas, DH1-4002
    Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF0-4000

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    Cubs at Royals Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Cubs
    74-53
    N/A
    N/A
    Royals
    53-74
    N/A
    N/A