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Cubs @ Nationals

Cubs
126
Final
Nationals
Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 6:45 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -153 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 9.5

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 Nationals 12-6 on the road. The market closed with Cubs at -153 on the moneyline and the total at 9.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Cubs vs Nationals betting splits

Where was the money on Cubs vs Nationals?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCubs70%88%-1.5 (+101)
Nationals30%12%+1.5 (-124)
TotalOver69%73%O 9.5 (-112)
Under31%27%U 9.5 (-105)
MoneylineCubs80%91%-153
Nationals20%9%+141

70% of spread tickets and 88% of spread money were on the Cubs, so the average Cubs bet was larger than the average Nationals bet.

69% of total tickets and 73% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

80% of moneyline tickets and 91% of moneyline money were on the Cubs, so the average Cubs bet was larger than the average Nationals bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cubs vs Nationals?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Nationals)+1.5+1.50
Total9.59.50

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

The total opened 9.5 and closed 9.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cubs vs Nationals line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Nationals +1.5) even with 88% of the spread money on the Cubs. The total did not move from its opening number (9.5) even with 73% 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 Nationals Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — Aug 12, 2026 | Locksmith