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The Cubs scored more runs than any MLB team in 2026, and their games cleared the total 88 times against 65 unders. Our Cubs predictions look at the total first and the moneyline second.

The over, first

The Chicago Cubs scored 5.25 runs a game in the 2026 regular season, more than any other team, and allowed 4.34. Their games finished 88 over, 65 under, with nine pushes. Leave out the pushes and 57.5% went over. Only the Minnesota Twins had a higher over rate.

Backing them to win

They went 89-73. Taking their moneyline price in all 162 cost 1.44 units; ten teams returned more. As favorites, in 117 games, they went 66-51 and lost 5.5. As underdogs, in 45, they went 23-22 and made 4.06, the ninth-best underdog return in MLB.

The Cubs 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 v Washington Nationals 4-102026-03-28 v Washington Nationals 10-22026-03-29 v Washington Nationals 3-62026-03-30 v Los Angeles Angels 7-22026-03-31 v Los Angeles Angels 0-22026-04-01 v Los Angeles Angels 6-22026-04-03 at Cleveland Guardians 1-42026-04-05 at Cleveland Guardians 1-02026-04-05 at Cleveland Guardians 5-62026-04-06 at Tampa Bay Rays 4-62026-04-07 at Tampa Bay Rays 9-22026-04-08 at Tampa Bay Rays 6-22026-04-10 v Pittsburgh Pirates 0-22026-04-11 v Pittsburgh Pirates 3-42026-04-12 v Pittsburgh Pirates 7-62026-04-13 at Philadelphia Phillies 7-132026-04-14 at Philadelphia Phillies 10-42026-04-15 at Philadelphia Phillies 11-22026-04-17 v New York Mets 12-42026-04-18 v New York Mets 4-22026-04-19 v New York Mets 2-12026-04-20 v Philadelphia Phillies 5-12026-04-21 v Philadelphia Phillies 7-42026-04-22 v Philadelphia Phillies 7-22026-04-23 v Philadelphia Phillies 8-72026-04-24 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-42026-04-25 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-122026-04-26 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-62026-04-27 at San Diego Padres 7-92026-04-28 at San Diego Padres 8-32026-04-29 at San Diego Padres 5-42026-05-01 v Arizona Diamondbacks 6-52026-05-02 v Arizona Diamondbacks 2-02026-05-03 v Arizona Diamondbacks 8-42026-05-04 v Cincinnati Reds 5-42026-05-05 v Cincinnati Reds 3-22026-05-06 v Cincinnati Reds 7-62026-05-07 v Cincinnati Reds 8-32026-05-08 at Texas Rangers 7-12026-05-09 at Texas Rangers 0-62026-05-10 at Texas Rangers 0-32026-05-12 at Atlanta Braves 2-52026-05-13 at Atlanta Braves 1-42026-05-14 at Atlanta Braves 2-02026-05-15 at Chicago White Sox 10-52026-05-16 at Chicago White Sox 3-82026-05-17 at Chicago White Sox 8-92026-05-18 v Milwaukee Brewers 3-92026-05-19 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-52026-05-20 v Milwaukee Brewers 0-52026-05-22 v Houston Astros 2-42026-05-23 v Houston Astros 0-32026-05-24 v Houston Astros 5-82026-05-25 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-22026-05-26 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-122026-05-27 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10-42026-05-28 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7-22026-05-29 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-62026-05-30 at St. Louis Cardinals 6-12026-05-31 at St. Louis Cardinals 1-52026-06-02 v Athletics 1-22026-06-03 v Athletics 4-52026-06-04 v Athletics 7-62026-06-05 v San Francisco Giants 3-182026-06-06 v San Francisco Giants 3-22026-06-07 v San Francisco Giants 1-22026-06-09 at Colorado Rockies 3-72026-06-10 at Colorado Rockies 2-32026-06-11 at Colorado Rockies 9-32026-06-12 at San Francisco Giants 5-12026-06-13 at San Francisco Giants 6-12026-06-14 at San Francisco Giants 1-52026-06-15 v Colorado Rockies 5-42026-06-16 v Colorado Rockies 2-52026-06-17 v Colorado Rockies 8-62026-06-19 v Toronto Blue Jays 16-22026-06-20 v Toronto Blue Jays 6-82026-06-23 at New York Mets 9-62026-06-24 at New York Mets 10-32026-06-24 at New York Mets 10-52026-06-25 at New York Mets 4-32026-06-26 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-62026-06-27 at Milwaukee Brewers 8-22026-06-28 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-32026-06-29 v San Diego Padres 3-22026-06-30 v San Diego Padres 9-72026-07-01 v San Diego Padres 23-32026-07-03 v St. Louis Cardinals 1-172026-07-04 v St. Louis Cardinals 0-32026-07-05 v St. Louis Cardinals 6-42026-07-07 at Baltimore Orioles 5-22026-07-08 at Baltimore Orioles 9-72026-07-09 at Baltimore Orioles 2-32026-07-10 at Cincinnati Reds 0-42026-07-11 at Cincinnati Reds 5-32026-07-12 at Cincinnati Reds 8-42026-07-17 v Minnesota Twins 2-52026-07-18 v Minnesota Twins 6-22026-07-19 v Minnesota Twins 10-12026-07-20 v Detroit Tigers 6-82026-07-21 v Detroit Tigers 11-22026-07-22 v Detroit Tigers 1-52026-07-24 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-22026-07-25 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11-02026-07-26 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7-82026-07-27 at St. Louis Cardinals 7-32026-07-28 at St. Louis Cardinals 10-22026-07-29 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-32026-07-30 at St. Louis Cardinals 4-22026-07-31 v New York Yankees 0-22026-08-01 v New York Yankees 5-22026-08-02 v New York Yankees 1-22026-08-03 v Los Angeles Dodgers 10-52026-08-04 v Los Angeles Dodgers 5-12026-08-05 v Los Angeles Dodgers 7-62026-08-06 v Toronto Blue Jays 3-22026-08-07 at Kansas City Royals 6-42026-08-08 at Kansas City Royals 3-62026-08-09 at Kansas City Royals 10-22026-08-11 at Washington Nationals 8-62026-08-12 at Washington Nationals 12-62026-08-13 at Washington Nationals 0-72026-08-14 v St. Louis Cardinals 3-02026-08-15 v St. Louis Cardinals 4-82026-08-16 v St. Louis Cardinals 4-112026-08-17 v Chicago White Sox 7-52026-08-18 v Chicago White Sox 4-32026-08-19 v Chicago White Sox 0-32026-08-21 at Seattle Mariners 5-62026-08-22 at Seattle Mariners 4-52026-08-23 at Seattle Mariners 19-22026-08-24 at Arizona Diamondbacks 7-02026-08-25 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4-52026-08-26 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-22026-08-28 v Cincinnati Reds 8-102026-08-29 v Cincinnati Reds 17-52026-08-30 v Cincinnati Reds 5-72026-08-31 v Milwaukee Brewers 17-32026-09-01 v Milwaukee Brewers 4-92026-09-02 v Milwaukee Brewers 5-92026-09-03 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-12026-09-04 at Miami Marlins 6-12026-09-05 at Miami Marlins 6-52026-09-06 at Miami Marlins 3-102026-09-07 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-42026-09-08 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-42026-09-09 at Milwaukee Brewers 6-82026-09-11 v Pittsburgh Pirates 12-22026-09-12 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-32026-09-13 v Pittsburgh Pirates 3-42026-09-14 v Atlanta Braves 7-32026-09-15 v Atlanta Braves 3-62026-09-16 v Atlanta Braves 8-42026-09-18 at Cincinnati Reds 4-62026-09-19 at Cincinnati Reds 5-22026-09-20 at Cincinnati Reds 9-12026-09-22 v Miami Marlins 2-82026-09-23 v Miami Marlins 2-32026-09-24 v Miami Marlins 2-12026-09-25 at Boston Red Sox 3-42026-09-25 at Boston Red Sox 0-22026-09-27 v Boston Red Sox 6-2Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
89-73 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The short prices gave nothing back. At -200 or shorter they played 11 games, won seven and lost 0.82 units. The shortest-priced loss came in the opening week: -243 at home to the Washington Nationals.

At home they went 46-35 and lost 2.76 units. Away they went 42-38 and made 0.48.

The run line was a poor substitute for the moneyline. Favored and giving 1.5, they won by two or more just 42 times in 107, 39.3%; league favorites at -1.5 did it 43.1% of the time. Their longest-priced win came at +174, at home to the Los Angeles Dodgers on 5 August.

The Cubs at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (81)won 46 (56.8%)Away (80)won 42 (52.5%)Favorite (117)won 66 (56.4%)Underdog (45)won 23 (51.1%)50%
2026 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Month by month

April was the best of it, 17-9 and 5.93 up. May took that back: 13-16, 5.65 down, covering the run line nine times in 29. September cost 5.43 more on an 11-13 month.

One unit on the Cubs to win, every game0-5+5-1.44 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The NL Central

Thirteen games against each rival. The Cincinnati Reds lost nine of them, 1.63 units up for Cubs backers. The Pittsburgh Pirates series went 7-6. The St Louis Cardinals won seven of 13 and cost 2.31 units. The Milwaukee Brewers won nine of 13 and cost 4.37, the worst series for anyone backing Chicago.

Two opponents from outside the division were the best of the season to back them against: the New York Mets, 7-0 and 5.93 up, and the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1 and 4.57 up.

The Cubs against the teams they played mostCincinnati Reds9-4Milwaukee Brewers4-9Pittsburgh Pirates7-6St. Louis Cardinals6-7New York Mets7-0Philadelphia Phillies6-1Arizona Diamondbacks4-2Atlanta Braves3-3
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Questions and answers

How often did Cubs games go over in 2026?

88 times, against 65 unders and nine pushes; among MLB teams only the Twins went over at a higher rate.

Did a unit on the Cubs moneyline every game pay in 2026?

No, it lost 1.44 units over 162 games; as underdogs alone it made 4.06.

Which NL Central team did the Cubs struggle against?

The Brewers, who won nine of 13; backing Chicago in those games lost 4.37 units.

Past Game Predictions Result

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  3. Cubs at Red Sox · 27 SepThis Cubs vs Red Sox game recap belonged to Alex Bregman.
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  5. Cubs at Red Sox · 25 SepThe Cubs vs Red Sox recap attached to Friday’s Game 2 remained scoreless until Wilyer Abreu’s two-run double in the eighth.
  6. Marlins at Cubs · 24 SepThe Cubs vs Marlins recap delivered the low-scoring September game ScoresAndStats expected.
  7. Cubs at Marlins · 23 SepThe Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs recap starts with the verified final: Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 2.
  8. Cubs at Marlins · 22 SepThe Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs recap starts with the verified final: Miami Marlins 8, Chicago Cubs 2.
  9. Cubs at Reds · 20 SepThe Cubs vs Reds recap became Pete Crow-Armstrong's show.
  10. Cubs at Reds · 19 SepThe Cubs vs Reds recap followed the preview’s preferred side almost exactly.
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  4. Braves at Cubs · 14 SepThe Braves vs Cubs recap was defined by Pete Crow-Armstrong.
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  6. Pirates at Cubs · 12 SepThe Pirates vs Cubs recap ended with Chicago winning 4-3 at Wrigley Field, handing the ScoresAndStats preview’s Pittsburgh +102 moneyline r…
  7. Pirates at Cubs · 11 SepThe Cubs vs Pirates recap turned into a Chicago hitting clinic after Pittsburgh briefly grabbed the first lead.

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