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 logo5.067-9
Clay Holmes logoC.HolmesChicago Cubs logo4.262-4

Cubs at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs
87-69
-1.5
-1.5-103
o9.5-111
-152
Royals
67-89
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
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 171-179-5 (-17.1u)
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: 36-35-0 (-0.2u)
CHC -158
1u
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Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 163-182-4 (-15.3u)
S.Lugo u17.5 Outs-120
1.2u
C.Holmes o15.5 Outs+112
0.89u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 135-142-1 (-26.1u)
CHC -160
1.6u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 163-182-4 (-15.3u)
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
74-8238-3736-4521-2949-53
Cubs
76-8034-4442-3648-5927-20

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals
68-85-335-39-133-46-227-2340-59-3
Cubs
87-68-144-33-143-3560-46-126-21

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
67-8939-3628-5325-2539-63
Cubs
87-6945-3342-3662-4523-24

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

  • 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
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

Cubs vs. Royals Odds Comparison

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Cubs at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cubs
87-69
N/A
N/A
Royals
67-89
N/A
N/A