Cubs vs. Orioles Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 1, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs (63-45) host the Baltimore Orioles (50-59) on Friday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-124) against the underdog Orioles (+106). Cade Horton starts for Chicago, and Trevor Rogers is Baltimore’s choice to start.

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Cubs to win vs Orioles -124

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Cubs vs. Orioles betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-124)
  • Underdog: Orioles (+106)
  • Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have won 50 of the 74 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (67.6%).
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Chicago has a record of 44-18 (71%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 55.4%.
  • In the 108 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-47-4).
  • The Cubs have covered 49.1% of their games this season, going 53-55-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker is hitting .276 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 74 walks.
  • Among hitters in MLB play, Tucker ranks 39th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 27 home runs to pace his team.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks sixth in home runs and eighth in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
  • Crow-Armstrong enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with five doubles, a walk and four RBIs.
  • Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-best 81 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner’s .291 batting average paces his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Chicago has the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
  • Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.234).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to allow 141 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (24th-fewest in the majors).
  • Chicago took down the Brewers 10-3 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

  • This season, the Orioles have won 24 out of the 53 games, or 45.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • This season, Baltimore has won 13 of its 31 games, or 41.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least +106 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 48.5%.
  • Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 109 games with a total this season.
  • The Orioles have an ATS record of 47-62-0 in 109 games with a spread this season.

Orioles hitting info

  • Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.285) this season while adding 12 home runs and 43 RBI.
  • Henderson’s home run total ranks 107th in the big leagues, and he is 110th in RBI.
  • Henderson heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
  • Ryan O’Hearn is batting .283 with an OBP of .374 and a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
  • O’Hearn is 96th in home runs and 110th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • O’Hearn takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, a triple, a home run, a walk and six RBIs.
  • Jackson Holliday is slashing .261/.309/.413 this season for the Orioles.
  • Holliday brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with an RBI.
  • Ramon Laureano is batting .290 this season with a team-high 15 home runs and 46 RBI.

Orioles pitching rankings

  • The Orioles have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
  • Baltimore has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.89) in the majors this season.
  • Orioles pitchers have a 1.414 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
  • With 153 homers allowed, the Orioles rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Baltimore pitchers struck out seven Blue Jays hitters while allowing 13 base hits in a 9-8 loss its last time out.
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