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MLB · September 8, 2026

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Final — September 8, 2026

Tuesday, September 8 · 7:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+12-2+14-5-4+1+5+1-7-1
Game by game
+2-3-14+5+4-1+3-2-4+1
5-5
Last 10
5-5
+14
Net
-9
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
76 mi123 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 Cubs visited the Brewers on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:41 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cubs +173, Brewers -210) prices the Cubs at 35% and the Brewers at 65%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Milwaukee Brewers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Milwaukee Brewers -1.5): Chicago Cubs covered.
  • Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Milwaukee Brewers closed at -210 on the moneyline (a 65% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenBrewers -1.5 (+100)
Cubs +1.5 (-120)
CloseBrewers -1.5 (+102)
Cubs +1.5 (-125)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Close7.5 (o +101 / u -124)
Moneyline
OpenCubs +184 34%
Brewers -220 66%
CloseCubs +173 35%
Brewers -210 65%

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 50 times since 2023: the Cubs won 22 and the Brewers 28.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 7, 2026Cubs 3, Brewers 4
Brewers won


Sep 3, 2026Brewers 1, Cubs 2
Cubs won


Sep 2, 2026Brewers 9, Cubs 5
Brewers won


Sep 1, 2026Brewers 9, Cubs 4
Brewers won


Aug 31, 2026Brewers 3, Cubs 17
Cubs won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Chicago Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers

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