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St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Final — August 14, 2026

Friday, August 14 · 2:20 PM ET
Last 10 games
+4+6-2+2+1-2+3-1+2+6
Game by game
+5+4+1+1+2-3+8+2+6-7
7-3
Last 10
8-2
+19
Net
+19
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
1 day
266 mi428 km
Travel to the game
Home
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

Run lineno move
OpenCubs -1.5 (+120)
Cardinals +1.5 (-145)
CloseCubs -1.5 (+108)
Cardinals +1.5 (-131)
Totalno move
Open8 (o -108 / u -111)
Close8 (o -109 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenCardinals +155 38%
Cubs -182 62%
CloseCardinals +169 36%
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.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 30, 2026Cubs 4, Cardinals 2
Cubs won


Jul 29, 2026Cubs 2, Cardinals 3
Cardinals won


Jul 28, 2026Cubs 10, Cardinals 2
Cubs won


Jul 27, 2026Cubs 7, Cardinals 3
Cubs won


Jul 5, 2026Cardinals 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

Chicago Cubs

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