Cubs Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

B+

Overall rating

Cubs · 73th percentile

▶ Holding

Offense

Elite

Pitching

Average

Bullpen

Weak

Defense

Elite

Primary strength

Offense — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Bullpen — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates Chicago This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks Chicago in the upper third of MLB because the club owns a positive run differential (+147), an unreliable bullpen and a below-average pitching staff. Strong run production is the department doing most of the lifting. Their staff ERA of 4.12 ranks 14th in MLB, and they score 5.25 runs per game (1st).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

89-73

Home

46-35

Away

43-38

Runs scored

850

Runs allowed

703

Run diff

+147

Streak

W1

Season Trends

Only 2 settled games in the last 30 days — trends appear once there are 8, so the arrows mean something.

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Cubs 5.25

MLB average 4.48

+0.77 vs average · 1st in MLB

ERA

Cubs 4.12

MLB average 4.17

-0.05 vs average · 14th in MLB

OPS

Cubs .767

MLB average .719

+0.048 vs average · 1st in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Cubs: the engine ranks their offence 1st in MLB at 5.25 runs per game, and their staff sits 14th on earned run average (4.12), while the bullpen grades weak on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

National League Central Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Brewers	103	59	.636	—	+214	W5
Cubs	89	73	.549	14.0	+147	W1
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0	+28	W1
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0	-29	L4
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0	-160	L1

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong .280

2 Seiya Suzuki .270

3 Alex Bregman .265

4 Nico Hoerner .263

5 Michael Busch .242

HR

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 45

2 Alex Bregman 28

3 Seiya Suzuki 26

4 Ian Happ 24

5 Michael Busch 20

RBI

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 107

2 Alex Bregman 93

3 Seiya Suzuki 86

4 Michael Busch 77

5 Nico Hoerner 72

OBP

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong .372

2 Seiya Suzuki .368

3 Alex Bregman .355

4 Michael Busch .352

5 Ian Happ .326

OPS

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong .942

2 Seiya Suzuki .841

3 Alex Bregman .819

4 Michael Busch .745

5 Ian Happ .738

Hits

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 175

2 Nico Hoerner 165

3 Alex Bregman 161

4 Seiya Suzuki 147

5 Michael Busch 145

Runs

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 119

2 Seiya Suzuki 96

3 Alex Bregman 92

4 Ian Happ 89

5 Michael Busch 78

SB

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 41

2 Nico Hoerner 23

3 Ian Happ 4

4 Seiya Suzuki 3

5 Alex Bregman 3

Pitching

ERA

1 Shota Imanaga 3.77

Wins

1 Shota Imanaga 11

SV

1 Shota Imanaga 0

SO

1 Shota Imanaga 174

WHIP

1 Shota Imanaga 1.10

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Shota Imanaga	32	11-10	3.77	1.10	—

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Ben Brown	P	Injured 60-Day
Cade Horton	P	Injured 60-Day
Hunter Harvey	P	Injured 60-Day
Justin Steele	P	Injured 60-Day
Phil Maton	P	Injured 60-Day
Porter Hodge	P	Injured 60-Day
Riley Martin	P	Injured 60-Day
Shelby Miller	P	Injured 60-Day
Tyler Austin	1B	Injured 60-Day

Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

5-5

.500 win rate

Home

46-35

.568 win rate

Away

43-38

.531 win rate

vs winning teams

41-37

.526 win rate

One-run games

23-21

.523 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Wrigley Field

Capacity

41,298

Opened

1914

Surface

Grass · Open

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Cubs, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

White Sox

Cardinals

Brewers

About the Cubs

The Chicago Cubs compete in the National League Central and play their home games at Wrigley Field, opened in 1914. The North Side institution, and 2016 champions after a 108-year wait. They are currently 89-73 (.549), 2nd in the division, 14.0 games back, with a run differential of +147. Recent form has them 5-5 over their last ten, 46-35 at home, 43-38 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is offense (Elite) and their weakest is bullpen (Weak). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Cubs prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Chicago Cubs Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates Chicago This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

National League Central Standings

Recent Results

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Pitching

ERA

Wins

SV

SO

WHIP

Starting Rotation

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Cubs

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