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 logo3.525-5
Kevin Gausman logoK.GausmanChicago Cubs logo4.385-10

Cubs at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
82-66
-1.5
-1.5-106
o9.5-108
-165
Royals
66-82
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
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Last 30d: 0-0-0 (+0.0u)
CHC -1.5+100
1u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 255-302-7 (-36.3u)
Under 5 (F5)-118
1.18u
K.Gausman o18.5 Outs+130
1u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 91-107-0 (-32.5u)
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
73-7538-3735-3821-2948-46
Cubs
72-7632-4140-3544-5527-20

Over/Under History

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Royals
66-79-335-39-131-40-227-2338-53-3
Cubs
82-6641-3241-3455-4426-21

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
66-8239-3627-4625-2538-56
Cubs
82-6642-3140-3557-4223-24

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

  • Anthony Gose
    RP

    Gose is out with arm

    Out

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

Cubs vs. Royals Odds Comparison

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Cubs at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cubs
82-66
N/A
N/A
Royals
66-82
N/A
N/A