Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Final — August 19, 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 Wednesday, August 19 at 2:21 PM ET.
The total closed at 7.5, down from 8 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (White Sox +128, Cubs -147) prices the White Sox at 42% and the Cubs at 58%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Chicago White Sox won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Chicago Cubs -1.5): Chicago White Sox covered.
- Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- Chicago White Sox closed at +128 on the moneyline (a 42% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
White Sox +1.5 (-175)
White Sox +1.5 (-170)
Cubs -140 57%
Cubs -147 58%
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 19 times since 2023: the White Sox won 4 and the Cubs 15.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | White Sox 3, Cubs 4 Cubs won | ||
| Aug 17, 2026 | White Sox 5, Cubs 7 Cubs won | ||
| 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 |
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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- Miami Marlins 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Aug 19)
- New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Aug 19)
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- Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7 (Aug 19)
- San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 19)
- Seattle Mariners 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Aug 19)
- Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 9 (Aug 19)
- Washington Nationals 6, Texas Rangers 0 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Angels 2, Houston Astros 3 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4 (Aug 19)
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