Cubs vs. Nationals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 13, 2026

Cubs at Nationals

8:05 pm • NATS
0 - 7
Starting Pitchers
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Cade Cavalli logoC.CavalliWashington Nationals logo3.579-5
Kevin Gausman logoK.GausmanChicago Cubs logo4.385-10

Cubs at Nationals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
71-50
-1.5
-1.5+110
o8.5-115
-148
Nationals
59-63
u8.5
+1.5-129
u8.5-104
+136
location pinThursday 8:05 p.m.
August 13, 2026
Nationals ParkWashington
Cubs vs. Nationals Expert Picks
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 64-63-0 (-5.2u)
Over 5.5 (Live)-135
1u
Over 7.5 (Live)+108
1u
Over 5.5 (Live)-120
1u
Over 6.5 (Live)-105
1u
Kyle Murray
Kyle Murray
Last 30d: 30-39-2 (-0.7u)
CHC -118 (F5)
1.18u
Scott Rickenbach
Scott Rickenbach
Last 30d: 63-57-0 (-1.8u)
Over 4.5 (F5)+100
1u
💰🦡 Jake
💰🦡 Jake
Last 30d: 46-64-2 (-9.9u)
Over 8.5-110
1.65u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 376-363-15 (+22.0u)
K.Gausman u1.5 BB-122
1u
C.Cavalli o15.5 Outs-133
1u
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 73-57-3 (+16.5u)
WSH +136
1.36u
Sharp Dog Tag (***) Overall: 916-1117-0,45% (ROI:9%) Season:94-113-0,45% (ROI:6%) #TSA
Under 8.5+100
1u
Cool-Off Spot (***) Overall: 934-729-77,56% (ROI:8%) Season:39-29-1,57% (ROI:10%) Soft Home Starter With Neutral Wind Under Overall: 298-179-20,62% (ROI:20%) Season:25-16-0,61% (ROI:16%) #TSA
Ryan Minion
Ryan Minion
Last 30d: 200-247-10 (-43.1u)
C.Abrams o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-120
$1.00
Doug Ziefel
Doug Ziefel
Last 30d: 77-99-7 (-10.7u)
C.Cavalli u5.5 Ks-142
0.71u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 91-88-0 (-3.0u)
CHC -135
1.35u
Matt Trollo
Matt Trollo
Last 30d: 52-65-5 (-11.1u)
CHC +105 (F5)
0.5u
(B365) Not including in Thursday Leadoff because need this price only listed at Bet 365. Have starters and offenses pretty close, but CHC 50 FRV edge.

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Cubs vs. Nationals Public Betting Percentages

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Cubs

Public

78%

Bets%

22%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Nationals
66-5628-3438-2215-1351-43
Cubs
60-6126-3334-2837-4323-17

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Nationals
66-50-636-23-330-27-316-11-150-39-5
Cubs
65-5631-2834-2843-3722-18

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Nationals
59-6326-3633-2717-1142-52
Cubs
71-5035-2436-2648-3222-18

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 12thCHCL 6-12+1.5 LO 9.5CHC +141
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

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
Kevin Gausman logoRK.Gausman, P934.276
Aaron Civale logoRA.Civale, P373.111
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Pete Crow-Armstrong logo1P.Crow-Armstrong, CF0-4000
Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF0-3000
Tyrone Taylor logo2T.Taylor, PH0-1000
Michael Busch logo3M.Busch, 1B1-3000
James Triantos logo3J.Triantos, 2B0-0000
Alex Bregman logo4A.Bregman, 3B0-3000
Ian Happ logo5I.Happ, LF0-3000
Pedro Ramirez logo6P.Ramirez, 2B0-3000
Pedro Ramirez logo6P.Ramirez, 1B0-3000
Dansby Swanson logo7D.Swanson, SS0-1000
Michael Conforto logo8M.Conforto, DH0-3000
Miguel Amaya logo9M.Amaya, C0-3000
Nationals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Cade Cavalli logoRC.Cavalli, P1038100
Clayton Beeter logoRC.Beeter, P11110
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
C.J. Abrams logo1C.Abrams, SS1-4100
Abimelec Ortiz logo2A.Ortiz, 1B2-4213
Dylan Crews logo3D.Crews, RF2-4101
Daylen Lile logo4D.Lile, LF2-4101
Brady House logo5B.House, 3B1-4000
Jorbit Vivas logo6J.Vivas, 2B1-3101
Andres Chaparro logo7A.Chaparro, DH1-4100
Keibert Ruiz logo8K.Ruiz, C0-4000
Andrew Pinckney logo9A.Pinckney, CF0-2001

Cubs vs. Nationals Odds Comparison

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Cubs at Nationals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cubs
71-50
N/A
N/A
Nationals
59-63
N/A
N/A