Cubs vs. Nationals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 12, 2026

Cubs at Nationals

10:45 pm • NATS
12 - 6
Starting Pitchers
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Jackson Kent logoJ.KentWashington Nationals logo6.591-4
David Peterson logoD.PetersonChicago Cubs logo4.414-2

Cubs at Nationals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
82-66
-1.5
-1.5+101
o9.5-112
-153
Nationals
68-81
u9.5
+1.5-124
u9.5-105
+141
location pinWednesday 10:45 p.m.
August 12, 2026
Nationals ParkWashington
Cubs vs. Nationals Expert Picks
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 107-92-2 (+22.7u)
Over 6.5 (Live)-139
1u
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 166-174-5 (-13.9u)
Under 9.5-110
1u
Cool-Off Spot (***) Overall: 934-729-77,56% (ROI:8%) Season:38-29-1,57% (ROI:9%) #TSA
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 255-302-7 (-36.3u)
D.Peterson o15.5 Outs-133
1.33u
Sandy Plashkes
Sandy Plashkes
Last 30d: 54-56-0 (+1.9u)
Under 9.5-110
1.1u
Brandon Kravitz
Brandon Kravitz
Last 30d: 21-21-1 (+2.8u)
Over 9.5+105
1.58u

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Cubs vs. Nationals Public Betting Percentages

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Cubs

Public

80%

Bets%

20%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Nationals
80-6935-3945-3017-1763-52
Cubs
72-7632-4140-3544-5527-20

Over/Under History

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Nationals
77-65-742-29-335-36-418-15-159-50-6
Cubs
82-6641-3241-3455-4426-21

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Nationals
68-8134-4034-4120-1448-67
Cubs
82-6642-3140-3557-4223-24

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 11thCHCL 6-8+1.5 LO 9CHC +159
Aug 9thCINW 7-1+1.5 WU 9.5WSH -110
Aug 8thCINW 8-2+1.5 WO 8.5WSH +123
Aug 7thCINW 5-3-1.5 WU 8.5WSH -120
Aug 6th@PHIL 3-7+1.5 LO 9PHI +291

Cubs vs. Nationals Injury Updates

Cubs Injuries

  • Tyler Austin
    1B

    Austin is out with knee

    Out

  • Justin Steele
    SP

    Steele is out with elbow

    Out

Nationals Injuries

  • Wyatt Mills
    RP

    Mills is out with elbow

    Out

  • Josiah Gray
    SP

    Josiah Gray (elbow) scratched Tuesday.

    Out

  • DJ Herz
    SP

    Herz is out with elbow

    Out

Cubs vs. Nationals Box Score
Cubs Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
David Peterson logoLD.Peterson, P90563
Javier Assad logoRJ.Assad, P66422
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Pete Crow-Armstrong logo1P.Crow-Armstrong, CF1-6101
Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF2-4202
Alex Bregman logo3A.Bregman, DH3-3337
Carson Kelly logo4C.Kelly, C0-4000
Michael Busch logo5M.Busch, 1B1-5000
Nico Hoerner logo6N.Hoerner, 2B1-5000
Tyrone Taylor logo7T.Taylor, LF0-2000
Ian Happ logo7I.Happ, PH1-3100
Ian Happ logo7I.Happ, LF1-3100
Pedro Ramirez logo8P.Ramirez, 3B2-4200
Dansby Swanson logo9D.Swanson, SS2-4312
Nationals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Jackson Kent logoLJ.Kent, P78463
Jake Bird logoRJ.Bird, P251.111
Tom Cosgrove logoLT.Cosgrove, P170.111
Yovanny Cruz logoRY.Cruz, P130.102
Trevor Williams logoRT.Williams, P63333
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Dylan Crews logo1D.Crews, RF0-5000
Andres Chaparro logo2A.Chaparro, 1B0-2000
Abimelec Ortiz logo2A.Ortiz, PH1-2111
Abimelec Ortiz logo2A.Ortiz, 1B1-2111
Brady House logo3B.House, 3B1-5100
C.J. Abrams logo4C.Abrams, SS0-3000
Harry Ford logo5H.Ford, C2-5201
Andrew Pinckney logo6A.Pinckney, LF1-2100
Jose Tena logo6J.Tena, PH1-1111
Jose Tena logo6J.Tena, LF1-1111
Jacob Young logo7J.Young, CF2-5000
Daylen Lile logo8D.Lile, DH2-4003
Nasim Nunez logo9N.Nunez, 2B1-4000

Cubs vs. Nationals Odds Comparison

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Cubs at Nationals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cubs
82-66
N/A
N/A
Nationals
68-81
N/A
N/A