St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Final — August 14, 2026
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About these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Cardinals visited the Cubs on Friday, August 14 at 2:20 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals +169, Cubs -192) prices the Cardinals at 36% and the Cubs at 64%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Chicago Cubs 3
Chicago Cubs won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Chicago Cubs -1.5): Chicago Cubs covered.
- Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
- Chicago Cubs closed at -192 on the moneyline (a 64% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Cardinals +1.5 (-145)
Cardinals +1.5 (-131)
Cubs -182 62%
Cubs -192 64%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 49 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 22 and the Cubs 27.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 Cubs won | ||
| Jul 29, 2026 | Cubs 2, Cardinals 3 Cardinals won | ||
| Jul 28, 2026 | Cubs 10, Cardinals 2 Cubs won | ||
| Jul 27, 2026 | Cubs 7, Cardinals 3 Cubs won | ||
| Jul 5, 2026 | Cardinals 4, Cubs 6 Cubs won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals team stats
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Sep 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (Sep 25)
Chicago Cubs
More MLB games on August 14, 2026
- Miami Marlins 0, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Aug 14)
- Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5 (Aug 14)
- Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 (Aug 14)
- San Diego Padres 7, Cleveland Guardians 5 (Aug 14)
- Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5 (Aug 14)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Atlanta Braves 0 (Aug 14)
- New York Yankees 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Aug 14)
- Seattle Mariners 7, Houston Astros 10 (Aug 14)
- Milwaukee Brewers 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Aug 14)
- Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 2 (Aug 14)
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