Cubs vs. Orioles Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 3, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs (64-45) and the Baltimore Orioles (50-60) meet on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-181) against the underdog Orioles (+152). Chicago has Colin Rea set to start, and Baltimore will send out Brandon Young.

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Cubs to win vs Orioles -181

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Cubs vs. Orioles betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-181)
  • Underdog: Orioles (+152)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have won 68% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (51-24).
  • Chicago has a 14-2 record (winning 87.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -181 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 64.4%.
  • Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers 109 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 57 of those games (57-48-4).
  • The Cubs have gone 53-56-0 ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 74 walks while batting .274.
  • Among hitters in MLB, Tucker ranks 43rd in homers and 37th in RBI.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown his power as he leads his team with 27 home runs.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks sixth in home runs and eighth in RBI.
  • Crow-Armstrong has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with five doubles, a walk and four RBIs.
  • Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-best 81 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner’s .288 batting average leads his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
  • Chicago has a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.231).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to surrender 141 total home runs at a clip of 1.3 per game (24th-fewest in the majors).
  • Chicago took down the Orioles 1-0 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

  • The Orioles have entered the game as underdogs 54 times this season and won 24, or 44.4%, of those games.
  • Baltimore has a record of 2-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +152 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 39.7% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
  • Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 48 of its 110 opportunities.
  • The Orioles are 48-62-0 ATS in their 110 games with a spread this season.

Orioles hitting info

  • Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.283) and runs batted in (43) this season while also slugging 12 homers.
  • Henderson’s home run total ranks 107th in MLB, and he is 114th in RBI.
  • Jackson Holliday leads Baltimore in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 43.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Holliday ranks 87th in home runs and 114th in RBI.
  • Holliday takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a walk and an RBI.
  • Adley Rutschman has collected 60 base hits, an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .382 this season.
  • Jordan Westburg has collected 61 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .474 on the year.

Orioles pitching rankings

  • The Orioles average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
  • Baltimore has pitched to a 4.86 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
  • The Orioles have a combined 1.407 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
  • With 153 homers allowed, the Orioles rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, Baltimore fell to the Cubs 1-0. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and four hits allowed.
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