Elo rating
1538
#6 of 30 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1525
#8 of 30 by recent lines
This season
+9
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
54%
89–75 this season
Offense
+0.7 runs
#1 of 30 · scored a game above average
Defense
+0.1 runs
#14 of 30 · allowed a game below average
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are. Home and road leave out their neutral-site game.
- Runs scored
- 5.2
- 1st of 30
- Runs allowed
- 4.3
- 12th fewest of 30
- Margin
- +0.9
- 3rd of 30
- Last 10
- 5–5
- 12th of 30
- At home
- 46–35
- 9th of 30
- On the road
- 42–38
- 8th of 30
- Opponent Elo
- 1502
- 11th toughest of 30
Season outlook
The 2026 season is over: the Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series. Projections for next season start once its schedule is out.
Upcoming
No games scheduled in the next 4 days.
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Run line
- 79–85
- Last 10
- 3–7
- As the favorite
- 43–66
- As the underdog
- 36–19
- Overs–unders
- 89–66–9
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 5–5
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: W W L L W L L W L L
- L
@ SD 1–4Picked SD 57%Sep 30Hit - L@ SD 0–8Picked SD 54%Sep 29Hit
- W
@ BOS 6–2Picked CHC 52%Sep 27Hit - L@ BOS 0–2Picked CHC 52%Sep 25Miss
- L@ BOS 3–4Picked CHC 53%Sep 25Miss
- W
vs MIA 2–1Picked CHC 66%Sep 24Hit - Lvs MIA 2–3Picked CHC 63%Sep 23Miss
- Lvs MIA 2–8Picked CHC 66%Sep 22Miss
- W
@ CIN 9–1Picked CHC 60%Sep 20Hit - W@ CIN 5–2Picked CHC 57%Sep 19Hit
Injury report
Current ESPN report.
Ben Brown RP
OutBrown underwent cervical spine surgery Monday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Riley Martin RP
OutCubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Martin (elbow) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Cade Horton SP
Outno
Justin Steele SP
OutSteele (elbow) is not on the Cubs' roster for their wild-card series versus the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Porter Hodge RP
Outno
Phil Maton RP
OutThe Cubs transferred Maton (knee) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
Shelby Miller RP
OutManager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that the Cubs have shut down Miller's (elbow) rehab, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Tyler Austin 1B
OutAustin (knee) was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Monday.