Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction: Cubs consistency will be the difference

Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction and Odds on the Match on August 01, 2025

The Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles will meet at Wrigley Field in the opener of a three-game series. The Cubs are favourites in this game while the Orioles are underdogs. Let’s preview this game and offer predictions. 

Chicago Cubs: Form and Statistics

The Chicago Cubs have had a lot of top level performances but lost their last series. Against the National League leading Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs could only win the finale by 3-10 having lost the first two games. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs last series win was against the Chicago White Sox as they lost to the Kansas City Royals. Ahead of this game, the Chicago Cubs now have a 63-45 record with a 0.583 PCT as they sit second in the National League.

Chicago Cubs Team News and Lineup

The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has a 3.96 average earned runs with a 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched and a .248 opponent batting average. Meanwhile, the Cubs’ offense has scored 570 runs in 108 games with a .255 batting average and a .325 on base percentage this season. For this opening game, the Chicago Cubs will send Cade Horton on the mound. This season, Cade Horton has a 4-3 record with a 3.67 average earned runs and a 1.31 walks plus hits per inning pitched over 68.2 innings pitched. 

Chicago Cubs Predicted Lineup

Michael Busch (L) 1B, Kyle Tucker (L) RF, Seiya Suzuki (R) LF, Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF, Carson Kelly (R) C, Nico Hoerner (R) 2B, Moisés Ballesteros (L) DH, Dansby Swanson (R) SS, Matt Shaw (R) 3B

Baltimore Orioles: Form and Statistics

The Baltimore Orioles have now won two consecutive series and will look to extend that run. In their last series, the Baltimore Orioles played Toronto Blue Jays and they won. In the opener, this team scored 16 runs and then won by one run in game two. However, the Baltimore Orioles have lost only one of their last six games. The Baltimore Orioles record reads 50-59 this season with a 0.459 PCT. 

Baltimore Orioles Team News and Lineup

The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 4.89 average earned runs with a 1.41 walks plus hits per inning pitched and a .266 opponent batting average. Meanwhile, the Orioles offense has scored 482 runs with a .245 batting average and a .309 on base percentage this season. The Baltimore Orioles will send Trevor Rogers on the mound in this game. This season, he has a 4-1 record with a 1.49 average earned runs and a 0.79 walks plus hits per inning pitched over 48.1 innings pitched.

Baltimore Orioles Predicted Lineup

Jackson Holliday (L) 2B, Jordan Westburg (R) 3B, Gunnar Henderson (L) SS, Adley Rutschman (S) DH, Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B, Colton Cowser (L) LF, Cedric Mullins (L) CF, Dylan Carlson (S) RF, Alex Jackson (R) C

Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Betting Tips & Odds

• This season, the Chicago Cubs have been tagged favourites 74 times, and they won 50 of those games or 67.6%. In fact, Chicago has a record of 32-11, a 74.4% win rate, when favored by -148 or more by bookmakers this season. The moneyline implies this team has a 59.7% chance of winning with odds at 1.68 on 1Xbet.
• The Baltimore Orioles enter this series as underdogs being the 54th time this season. In the first 53 games, they won 24 times. With the Baltimore Orioles coming off a series win, they have an implied victory probability of 44.8% with moneyline odds at 2.25 on Bet365.
• The Baltimore Orioles offense has been impressive lately as they continue to go over. Also, the recent games involving the Chicago Cubs and its opponents have ended with many runs. A bet on high runs has a good probability with over 6.5 at 1.55 odds on Betway.

Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Match Prediction 01 August 2025

The Baltimore Orioles have shown some top performances in recent times but it is mostly difficult to trust them regardless. While they just defeated the American League leaders, I still believe they will struggle to maintain their consistency as they have not shown class all year. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs are coming off a hard time against the Milwaukee Brewers which they will need to overturn. Good thing, the Chicago Cubs are favourites in this game and despite the Baltimore Orioles proving stubborn lately, the bookies having them as underdogs makes it tough to trust them. Moreover, this will be a very competitive game, and looking at how decent the Baltimore Orioles have been lately, I believe this game will end with many runs. 

Our match prediction is a win for the Chicago Cubs with odds at 1.69 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is over 7.5 total runs with odds at 2.00 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction Chicago Cubs over 3.5 runs with odds at 1.71 odds on Betway bookmaker.