San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: Cubs will avoid a sweep despite slow start

San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction and Odds on the Match on August 28, 2025

In the finale of the series between San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park, the Cubs will look to avoid another defeat. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants are now close to completing a sweep and extend their winning run in this matchup to five. Can the Cubs halt their visiting threat? Let’s get into full previews in the next sections while offering considerable betting options. 

San Francisco Giants: Form and Statistics

The San Francisco Giants have been able to overcome their sweeping defeat against San Diego and are currently dismantling the Chicago Cubs. Prior to this series, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cubs in their last meeting, coming off to win the final two games after a slow start that saw them lose 9-2. Meanwhile, this series has shown they can even do better with a three-run win in the opener before pulling off a 12-3 win in game two. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants have now won four straight games after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in their prior series. The San Francisco Giants sit 8th in the National League with a 65-68 record which leaves them third in the West Division.

San Francisco Giants: Lineup

Heliot Ramos (R) LF, Rafael Devers (L) DH, Willy Adames (R) SS, Dominic Smith (L) 1B, Matt Chapman (R) 3B, Casey Schmitt (R) 2B, Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF, Luis Matos (R) RF, Andrew Knizner (R) C

Chicago Cubs: Form and Statistics

The Chicago Cubs will look to regain their form when they go into this finale with belief they can turn things around. In the opener, this team scored only two runs, coming in the fourth and fifth innings before going on to lose by three runs at the end of the match. However, while we could have expected much better from the Chicago Cubs in game two, this team struggled heavily with just three runs scored while giving up 12. Yet, it is important to note that this team had a run of seven wins in prior nine encounters to this series. The Chicago Cubs currently sit third in the National League standing with a 0.571 PCT which see them sitting behind Milwaukee Brewers in the Central Division.

Chicago Cubs Lineup

Nico Hoerner (R) 2B, Kyle Tucker (L) RF, Seiya Suzuki (R) DH, Justin Turner (R) 1B, Carson Kelly (R) C, Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF, Dansby Swanson (R) SS, Matt Shaw (R) 3B, Willi Castro (S) LF

San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Betting Tips & Odds

• The San Francisco Giants have been impressive heading into this series having won their last four games. In this game, they have a 47.3 percentage of winning with the bookies having the moneyline set at 1.83 on Bet365.
• The Chicago Cubs have not suffered a sweep heading into this finale and will hope their record remains intact. With the bookies having them as underdogs, it is clear the visiting team still have the higher chance of running away with victory around 55.5 percent with moneyline odds at 2.00 on Betway.
• Recent games between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs have ended with many runs. In their last nine games, eight encounters ended with at least seven runs. Over 6.5 runs is available on 1Xbet for this finale with odds at 1.63.
• The San Francisco Giants have scored at least three runs in each of their last four games against the Chicago Cubs. With 12 scored in game two of the series and coming in as favourites, they have the chances of scoring four with odds at 1.95 on Betway

San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Match Prediction 27 August 2025

The Chicago Cubs have been short of belief in this series and there will be a need for a different approach and level of performance if they want to avoid a sweep. While looking at how they entered this series, it is very clear they are a side to back as they have done well to deliver quality play against top sides. In the meantime, despite their competitiveness, they have been unable to display what they can offer in this series with a lot of problems at the back. On the other hand, despite their inconsistency, San Francisco have been a different team in this series as they are flying high with many runs being scored. While the San Francisco Giants are favored in this finale, I feel things will not go their way despite a very clear chance of completing a sweep. At the moment, the Chicago Cubs will want to avoid a sweep even though the post season is over here which will be the focus. Yet, this game will still require a lot of offensive play like the first two games and I believe the Chicago Cubs will be able to do better in that position in order to win.

Our match prediction is a +1 handicap for the Chicago Cubs with odds at 1.61 on 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is over 7.0 runs with odds at 1.83 on Bet365 bookmaker.

Our final match prediction is a moneyline result for the Chicago Cubs with odds at 2.00 on Betway.