Cubs vs. Giants Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 6, 2025

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The San Francisco Giants (22-14) visit the Chicago Cubs (22-14) on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Giants are underdogs (+124) against the favored Cubs (-149). Chicago has Colin Rea starting, and San Francisco will send out Justin Verlander.

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Cubs to win vs Giants -149

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Cubs vs. Giants betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-149)
  • Underdog: Giants (+124)
  • Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 20 total times this season. They’ve gone 14-6 in those games.
  • Chicago has a record of 6-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter (75% winning percentage).
  • The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.8% in this matchup.
  • Chicago has played in 36 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 22 times (22-13-1).
  • The Cubs are 20-16-0 against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker has put up a team-high nine home runs.
  • Among batters in MLB, Tucker ranks seventh in home runs and sixth in RBI.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong’s nine home runs are a team-high mark.
  • Crow-Armstrong ranks seventh in home runs and 13th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Crow-Armstrong enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with three home runs and five RBI.
  • Ian Happ leads the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .287.
  • Happ heads into this game on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .342 with four doubles, a home run, six walks and six RBI.
  • Carson Kelly is batting .361 with two doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 17 walks.
  • Kelly takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .324 with a double, four home runs, six walks and 10 RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.8 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
  • Chicago’s 3.77 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Cubs average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.283).
  • The Cubs surrender the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (36 total, one per game).
  • Chicago defeated the Giants 9-2 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Giants betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Giants betting info

  • The Giants have been underdogs in 14 games this season and won seven (50%) of those contests.
  • San Francisco has a record of 1-3 when it’s set as an underdog of +124 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 44.6% chance to win.
  • San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of its 36 games with a total this season.
  • The Giants have an ATS record of 17-19-0 in 36 games with a spread this season.

Giants hitting info

  • Jung Hoo Lee leads San Francisco in batting average (.303) this season while adding three home runs and 20 RBI.
  • Lee ranks 130th in home runs and 38th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Matt Chapman’s seven home runs are most among San Francisco batters. He’s driven in 21 runs this season while slugging .411.
  • Chapman ranks 30th overall in homers and 32nd in RBI this year.
  • Michael Yastrzemski has 30 hits this season and a slash line of .283/.387/.491.
  • Wilmer Flores is batting .240 this season with a team-high seven home runs and 31 RBI.
  • Flores brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two doubles and three RBI.

Giants pitching rankings

  • The Giants have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
  • San Francisco has pitched to a 3.50 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
  • The Giants have a combined 1.238 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
  • The Giants have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 27, or 0.8 per game.
  • Last time out, San Francisco fell to the Cubs 9-2. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and nine hits allowed.
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