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Cubs @ Rangers

Cubs
71
Final
Rangers
Fri, May 8, 2026, 8:05 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -131 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 8.5

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Cubs beat the Rangers 7-1 on the road. The market closed with Cubs at -131 on the moneyline and the total at 8.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Cubs vs Rangers betting splits

Where was the money on Cubs vs Rangers?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCubs88%94%-1.5 (+130)
Rangers12%6%+1.5 (-155)
TotalOver92%85%O 8.5 (-103)
Under8%15%U 8.5 (-118)
MoneylineCubs69%94%-131
Rangers31%6%+111

88% of spread tickets and 94% of spread money were on the Cubs, so the average Cubs bet was larger than the average Rangers bet.

92% of total tickets and 85% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

69% of moneyline tickets and 94% of moneyline money were on the Cubs, so the average Cubs bet was larger than the average Rangers bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cubs vs Rangers?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Rangers)+1.5+1.50
Total8.58.50

The Cubs opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 8.5 and closed 8.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cubs vs Rangers line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Rangers +1.5) even with 94% of the spread money on the Cubs. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 85% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Cubs vs Rangers Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — May 8, 2026 | Locksmith