Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Final — September 3, 2026
Last 10 games
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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 Brewers visited the Cubs on Thursday, September 3 at 7:15 PM ET.
The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Brewers -125, Cubs +107) prices the Brewers at 53% and the Cubs at 47%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Chicago Cubs 2
Chicago Cubs won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Chicago Cubs +1.5): Chicago Cubs covered.
- Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
- Chicago Cubs closed at +107 on the moneyline (a 47% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Brewers -1.5 (+143)
Brewers -1.5 (+135)
Cubs -105 49%
Cubs +107 47%
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 48 times since 2023: the Brewers won 27 and the Cubs 21.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Brewers 9, Cubs 5 Brewers won | ||
| Sep 1, 2026 | Brewers 9, Cubs 4 Brewers won | ||
| Aug 31, 2026 | Brewers 3, Cubs 17 Cubs won | ||
| Jun 28, 2026 | Cubs 4, Brewers 3 Cubs won | ||
| Jun 27, 2026 | Cubs 8, Brewers 2 Cubs won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers
- Milwaukee Brewers team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
Chicago Cubs
- Chicago Cubs team stats
- Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego Padres 4 (Sep 30)
- Chicago Cubs 0, San Diego Padres 8 (Sep 29)
- Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (Sep 27)
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- Miami Marlins 3, Kansas City Royals 7 (Sep 3)
- Tampa Bay Rays 0, Texas Rangers 6 (Sep 3)
- Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4 (Sep 3)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Sep 3)
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