Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Final — August 17, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 White Sox visited the Cubs on Monday, August 17 at 8:06 PM ET.
The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (White Sox +142, Cubs -162) prices the White Sox at 40% and the Cubs at 60%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 7
Chicago Cubs won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Chicago Cubs -1.5): Chicago Cubs covered.
- Combined score 12 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Chicago Cubs closed at -162 on the moneyline (a 60% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
White Sox +1.5 (-155)
White Sox +1.5 (-160)
Cubs -165 60%
Cubs -162 60%
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 17 times since 2023: the White Sox won 4 and the Cubs 13.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | Cubs 8, White Sox 9 White Sox won | ||
| May 16, 2026 | Cubs 3, White Sox 8 White Sox won | ||
| May 15, 2026 | Cubs 10, White Sox 5 Cubs won | ||
| Jul 27, 2025 | Cubs 5, White Sox 4 Cubs won | ||
| Jul 26, 2025 | Cubs 6, White Sox 1 Cubs won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Chicago White Sox
- Chicago White Sox team stats
- Chicago White Sox 0, Cleveland Guardians 2 (Oct 10)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Chicago White Sox 5 (Oct 8)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Chicago White Sox 3 (Oct 7)
Chicago Cubs
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- Detroit Tigers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Aug 17)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Boston Red Sox 11 (Aug 17)
- San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 2 (Aug 17)
- Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 9 (Aug 17)
- Atlanta Braves 2, Minnesota Twins 4 (Aug 17)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Colorado Rockies 5 (Aug 17)
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