Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 31, 2025

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Sportsbooks don’t expect the Colorado Rockies (38-98), at +169 on the moneyline, to end their four-game losing streak when they take on the Chicago Cubs (78-58), at -204, on Sunday at 3:10 p.m. ET. Matthew Boyd gets the starting nod for Chicago, and Tanner Gordon is Colorado’s pick to start.

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Cubs to win vs Rockies -204

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Cubs vs. Rockies betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-204)
  • Underdog: Rockies (+169)
  • Over/under: 11

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have been favored on the moneyline 97 total times this season. They’ve gone 62-35 in those games.
  • Chicago has a 16-2 record (winning 88.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -204 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 67.1%.
  • Chicago has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 136 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 63 of those games (63-66-7).
  • The Cubs have collected a 63-73-0 record against the spread this season (covering 46.3% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker is hitting .266 with 24 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 86 walks.
  • Among hitters in MLB, Tucker ranks 53rd in home runs and 49th in RBI.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 28 home runs to pace his team.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks 13th in home runs among batters in baseball and 19th in RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner has a team-best batting average of .289.
  • Seiya Suzuki has capitalized on opportunities as he paces his team with 87 runs batted in.
  • Suzuki has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with a double and six walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Chicago has a 3.85 team ERA that ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Cubs have the third-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.204).
  • The Cubs give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (169 total, 1.2 per game).
  • In its 4-3 win last time out, Chicago struck out four Rockies batters while allowing seven hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

  • The Rockies have entered the game as underdogs 132 times this season and won 37, or 28%, of those games.
  • This season, Colorado has won 16 of its 84 games, or 19%, when it’s the underdog by at least +169 on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 37.2% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
  • Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 58 of its 136 opportunities.
  • In 136 games with a spread this season, the Rockies are 58-78-0 ATS.

Rockies hitting info

  • Hunter Goodman leads Colorado in batting average (.275), home runs (26) and runs batted in (76) this season.
  • Among all batters in the majors, Goodman ranks 25th in homers and 30th in RBI.
  • Mickey Moniak is batting .261 with an OBP of .297 and a slugging percentage of .499 this season.
  • Moniak currently ranks 74th in home runs and 107th in RBI in the big leagues.
  • Moniak has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with three doubles, a triple and five RBIs.
  • Jordan Beck has collected 120 base hits, an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .436 this season.
  • Beck has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .105 with two walks.
  • Brenton Doyle has collected 102 hits this season and has an OBP of .290. He’s slugging .399 on the year.

Rockies pitching rankings

  • The Rockies strike out just 6.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
  • Colorado has pitched to a 5.97 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
  • The Rockies have a combined 1.609 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
  • With 201 homers allowed, the Rockies rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Colorado suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Cubs batters while allowing nine hits.
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