Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, June 9, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-182) Philadelphia (+150)

The Chicago Cubs (39-23) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Monday where they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (37-25). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -182 while Philadelphia is coming in at +150. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Matthew Boyd and Zack Wheeler.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 356 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Cubs have tallied 117 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 83 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 348 runs batted in and 565 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .262. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .445 and have been called out on strikes 488 times, while being walked on 233 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Cubs pitchers have given up 68 home runs and 250 runs in total (12th in the league). Chicago has conceded 506 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 229 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 3.71 on the season (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 484 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 179 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad on the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 46 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 41 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.2% and stepped onto the hill in 65 save situations. They have recorded 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 out of their 23 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 65 runners so far this year and 30.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have sent 211 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 1,667 putouts this year, as well as 531 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 13th in pro baseball, and have earned 52 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,001 innings, which ranks them 12th in pro baseball.

Boyd has taken the ball for 976 innings and has earned 961 strikeouts thus far in his career. Boyd (51-72 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.65 and he has faced 4,179 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.72 (512 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.306. He has allowed 965 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 310 free passes.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have been rung up on 489 instances (21st in baseball) and have earned a total of 538 base hits. Philadelphia has knocked in 67 home runs so far this season to go along with 276 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .402 and they average 4.69 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have hit 94 two-baggers, while getting a free base 225 times as well as scoring 291 runs.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (586 strikeouts against 189 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 539. They have conceded 63 home runs and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 273 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (250 earned runs surrendered).

Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. They rank 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 200 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 69 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.9% out of their 64 inherited base runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 32 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 41 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Phillies have racked up 540 assists, 24 errors and have accounted for 1,669 putouts for the year. Out of their 5,007 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (28th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Wheeler has given up 1,420 hits while accumulating 1,719 punch outs in 1,654 innings. Wheeler (109-72 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.32 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 610 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.146 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and he has faced 6,794 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-182)

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