Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+125) Detroit (-145)

The Chicago Cubs (39-23) are traveling to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (41-23). The odds on this game have Chicago at +125 while Detroit is priced at -145. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cade Horton and Jack Flaherty.

The Cubs have hit 117 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 83 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .445 and have been rung up 488 times, while being walked on 233 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.7 runs/g, which is 1st in MLB. They have accumulated 348 runs batted in in addition to 565 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .262. They have earned 356 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .335.

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The Cubs have an earned run average of 3.71 for the season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 484 batters. Cubs pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and 250 runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 179 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a unit this year. Chicago has conceded 506 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 229 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Cubs have dispatched 211 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 65 runners this season with 30.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 15 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 8 out of their 23 save chances. The Cubs relievers have recorded a save percentage of 65.2% and stepped onto the hill in 65 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 41 holds so far this year (8th in the league). Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 46 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have 1,667 putouts on the year, as well as 531 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 13th in MLB, and they have turned 52 double plays. The Cubs have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,001 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball.

Horton has pitched in 25 frames and is sitting with 19 punch outs in his MLB career. Horton (3-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.52 and he has faced 108 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.57 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.230. He has allowed 26 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 5 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .251 so far this year. They have struck out on 573 occasions (4th in MLB) and have notched a total of 544 base hits. Detroit has tallied 74 home runs so far this year and 303 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .408 and they tally 4.95 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have put up 100 two-baggers, while walking 213 times as well as recording 317 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.172 and have a FIP of 3.62 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 482. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 226 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.19 (202 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (542 strikeouts vs 185 free passes). They have conceded 58 HR's and they surrender 3.57 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. They sit at 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 194 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of their 97 inherited runners. Sitting with 67 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 35 holds and also 9 blown saves.

In their 5,124 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 52 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 550 assists, 26 errors and are sitting with 1,708 putouts on the campaign.

Flaherty (59-47 career record) has a 3.64 ERA and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.26 and he has gone up against 3,703 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed 362 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Flaherty has surrendered 740 base hits and he has 1,018 K's in 894 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-145)

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