Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

Houston Astros22-31 (10-17 away)
Final 8 - 5
Chicago Cubs29-23 (18-10 home)
2.50FanDuel ML 1.61Caesars
+1.5 (1.65)Fanatics Spread -1 (1.88)BetRivers
O 7 (1.95)BetMGM O/U U 7.5 (1.69)theScore Bet

Team Stats

Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
22-31 Record 29-23
W2 Streak L7
4.2 Offence 4.8
5.2 Defence 4.3
9.5 Total 9.1
-1.0 Margin +0.4
22-31 Spread 22-27-3
W2 ATS Streak L7
28-22-3 O/U 28-20-4
U4 O/U Streak U3
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
10-17 Record 18-10
W2 Streak L5
4.3 Offence 4.7
4.9 Defence 3.8
9.3 Total 8.5
-0.6 Margin +0.9
11-16 Spread 12-14-2
W2 ATS Streak L5
12-13-2 O/U 14-12-2
U4 O/U Streak U3
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
2-0 Record 0-2
W2 Streak L2
3.5 Offence 1.0
1.0 Defence 3.5
4.5 Total 4.5
+2.5 Margin -2.5
2-0 Spread 0-2
W2 ATS Streak L2
0-2 O/U 0-2
U2 O/U Streak U2

Team Schedule

Date Opponent Result ML Spread O/U
May 23, '26 @ Chicago Cubs W 3-0 W 2.26 W +1.5 U 7
May 22, '26 @ Chicago Cubs W 4-2 W 2.30 W +1.5 U 6.5
May 20, '26 @ Minnesota Twins L 1-4 L 2.25 L +1.5 U 7.5
May 19, '26 @ Minnesota Twins W 2-1 W 2.23 W +1.5 U 8.5
May 18, '26 @ Minnesota Twins L 3-6 L 2.00 L +1.5 P 9
May 17, '26 Texas Rangers L 0-8 L 2.06 L +1.5 P 8
May 16, '26 Texas Rangers W 4-1 W 2.30 W +1.5 U 7.5
May 15, '26 Texas Rangers W 2-0 W 1.96 W +1.5 U 8.5
May 14, '26 Seattle Mariners L 3-8 L 2.00 L +1.5 O 8.5
May 13, '26 Seattle Mariners W 4-3 W 2.20 W +1.5 U 9
Date Opponent Result ML Spread O/U
May 23, '26 Houston Astros L 0-3 L 1.69 L -1 U 7
May 22, '26 Houston Astros L 2-4 L 1.71 L -1 U 6.5
May 20, '26 Milwaukee Brewers L 0-5 L 1.89 L +1.5 U 6.5
May 19, '26 Milwaukee Brewers L 2-5 L 2.05 L +1.5 P 7
May 18, '26 Milwaukee Brewers L 3-9 L 1.62 L -1 O 10.5
May 17, '26 @ Chicago White Sox L 8-9 L 1.80 L -1 O 9
May 16, '26 @ Chicago White Sox L 3-8 L 1.93 L +1.5 O 8.5
May 15, '26 @ Chicago White Sox W 10-5 W 1.80 W -1 O 8.5
May 14, '26 @ Atlanta Braves W 2-0 W 2.75 W +1.5 U 7.5
May 13, '26 @ Atlanta Braves L 1-4 L 1.77 L -1 U 8.5
Date Home Result ML Spread O/U
May 23, '26 3-0 2.26 +1.5 U 7
May 22, '26 4-2 2.30 +1.5 U 6.5

Best Lines/Odds

Houston Astros Chicago Cubs
BestClosing 2.50+0.05FanDuel 1.61-0.01Caesars
BestOpening 2.45theScore Bet 1.62BetMGM
Houston Astros Chicago Cubs
BestClosing +1.5(1.65-0.04)Fanatics -1+0.5(1.88-0.44)BetRivers
BestOpening +1.5(1.69)Fanatics -1.5(2.32)FanDuel
Over Under
BestClosing O 7-0.5(1.95-0.10)BetMGM U 7.5-0.5(1.69-0.22)theScore Bet
BestOpening O 7.5(2.05)BetMGM U 8(1.91)FanDuel

Odds History

Book Best Odds
Bally Bet Houston Astros 2.40-0.03
Chicago Cubs 1.57
BetMGM Houston Astros 2.40+0.05
Chicago Cubs 1.59-0.03
BetRivers Houston Astros 2.40
Chicago Cubs 1.56
Caesars Houston Astros 2.40
Chicago Cubs 1.61
DraftKings Houston Astros 2.39
Chicago Cubs 1.60
Fanatics Houston Astros 2.40+0.05
Chicago Cubs 1.59-0.02
FanDuel Houston Astros 2.50+0.14
Chicago Cubs 1.56-0.06
theScore Bet Houston Astros 2.45
Chicago Cubs 1.59
Book Best Odds
Bally Bet Houston Astros +1.5(1.60-0.03)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.38+0.10)
BetMGM Houston Astros +1.5(1.61-0.06)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.35+0.10)
BetRivers Houston Astros +1-0.5(1.91+0.28)
Chicago Cubs -1+0.5(1.88-0.40)
Caesars Houston Astros +1.5(1.62-0.03)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.35+0.05)
DraftKings Houston Astros +1.5(1.62-0.02)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.34+0.05)
Fanatics Houston Astros +1.5(1.65-0.04)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.30+0.10)
FanDuel Houston Astros +1.5(1.64+0.02)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.30-0.02)
theScore Bet Houston Astros +1.5(1.65)
Chicago Cubs -1.5(2.30)
Book Best Odds
Bally Bet Over O 7-0.5(1.93+0.04)
Under U 7-0.5(1.88-0.01)
BetMGM Over O 7-0.5(1.95-0.10)
Under U 7-0.5(1.87+0.07)
BetRivers Over O 7-0.5(1.92+0.03)
Under U 7-0.5(1.88-0.01)
Caesars Over O 7-0.5(1.91-0.09)
Under U 7-0.5(1.91+0.08)
DraftKings Over O 7-0.5(1.94-0.06)
Under U 7-0.5(1.88+0.05)
Fanatics Over O 7-1(1.95)
Under U 7-1(1.87)
FanDuel Over O 7-1(1.95+0.04)
Under U 7-1(1.87-0.04)
theScore Bet Over O 7.5(2.20+0.29)
Under U 7.5(1.69-0.22)

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Moneyline

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Houston Astros (2.50)

  • Chicago Cubs lost 7 straight Streak
  • Chicago Cubs lost 5 straight at home Streak - Home
  • Chicago Cubs lost as strong favorite in 6 of 10 (60%) Strong favorite split
  • Houston Astros won 2 straight Streak
  • Houston Astros won 2 straight on the road Streak - Away

Chicago Cubs (1.61)

  • Houston Astros lost as heavy underdog in 5 of 7 (71%) Heavy underdog split
  • Chicago Cubs won as home favorite in 17 of 26 (65%) Favorite split - Home
  • Chicago Cubs won at home in 18 of 28 (64%) Season - Home
  • Houston Astros lost on the road in 17 of 27 (63%) Season - Away
  • Chicago Cubs won as favorite in 21 of 36 (58%) Favorite split
  • Houston Astros lost 31 of 53 (58%) Season
  • Houston Astros lost as away underdog in 12 of 22 (55%) Underdog split - Away
  • Chicago Cubs won 29 of 52 (56%) Season
  • Houston Astros lost as underdog in 20 of 37 (54%) Underdog split

Spread

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Houston Astros +1.5

  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover as strong favorite in 7 of 10 (70%) Strong favorite ATS split
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover -1.5 in 7 straight Streak
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover as favorite in 25 of 39 (64%) Favorite ATS split
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover -1.5 in 5 straight at home Streak - Home
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover as home favorite in 14 of 23 (61%) Favorite ATS split - Home
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover -1.5 in 32 of 52 (62%) Season at current line
  • Chicago Cubs failed to cover -1.5 at home in 17 of 28 (61%) Season at current line - Home
  • Houston Astros covered as away underdog in 10 of 19 (53%) Underdog ATS split - Away
  • Houston Astros covered +1.5 in 2 straight Streak
  • Houston Astros covered +1.5 in 2 straight on the road Streak - Away

Chicago Cubs -1

  • Houston Astros failed to cover as heavy underdog in 5 of 7 (71%) Heavy underdog ATS split
  • Houston Astros failed to cover +1 on the road in 16 of 27 (59%) Season at current line - Away
  • Houston Astros failed to cover +1 in 29 of 53 (55%) Season at current line

Total

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Over 7

  • Houston Astros played over 7 in 34 of 51 (67%) Season at current total
  • Chicago Cubs played over 7 in 32 of 49 (65%) Season at current total
  • Both teams played over 7 in 66 of 100 (66%) Season at current total - Both teams
  • Houston Astros played over 7 on the road in 16 of 26 (62%) Season at current total
  • Chicago Cubs played over 7 at home in 16 of 26 (62%) Season at current total

Under 7.5

  • Head to head played under 7.5 in 2 of 2 (100%) H2H season
  • Houston Astros played under 7.5 in 4 straight Streak
  • Houston Astros played under 7.5 in 4 straight on the road Streak - Away
  • Chicago Cubs played under 7.5 in 4 straight Streak
  • Chicago Cubs played under 7.5 in 4 straight at home Streak - Home
  • Total moved down -0.5 from 8 to 7.5 Closing line movement