Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+220) Chicago (-275)

The Chicago Cubs (33-21) will take on the Colorado Rockies (9-45) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Colorado at +220 while Chicago is priced at -275. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Tanner Gordon and Matthew Boyd.

The Rockies have compiled 84 doubles as a team and have hit 45 balls out of the stadium. Colorado is slugging .359 and have been called out on strikes 530 times, while drawing a walk on 152 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 3.2 runs per game, which is 29th in the league. They have 171 runs batted in in addition to 391 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .219. They have earned a total of 173 runs scored and hold an OBP of .285.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.61. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 65 home runs and also 346 runs in total (30th in the league). Colorado has conceded 562 hits (10.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 295 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.67 for the season (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 354 hitters. They have walked 191 batters and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a unit over the course of the season.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 66 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 16 holds on the year (30th in baseball). The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 50.0% and have entered the game in 30 save situations. They have earned 7 saves over the course of the season and have blown 7 of their 14 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners this year with 34.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rockies have dispatched 174 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 1,404 putouts this year, as well as 526 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them ranked 30th in MLB, and have accumulated 48 double plays. The Rockies have turned 64.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,212 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Gordon has pitched in 46 innings and has accumulated 35 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 7.60 (39 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.645. He has conceded 67 hits (13.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 9 walks. Gordon (1-7 career record) has a FIP of 7.48 while he has faced 212 hitters in the major leagues.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .336 as well as a team batting average of .263 on the year. They have struck out on 429 instances (19th in the league) and have 496 base hits. Chicago has compiled 78 long balls on the year as well as 316 RBIs. The Cubs hold a slugging percentage of .455 and they average 6.00 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have put up 103 two-baggers, while getting a free base 205 times as well as putting up 324 runs.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.296 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (430 strikeouts vs 166 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 459. They have relinquished 62 long balls and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 231 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (215 earned runs allowed).

With 59 save situations, the Cubs have recorded 37 holds and also 8 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% of 58 inherited base runners. They rank 16th in the league with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 187 relievers to the mound so far this season.

Out of their 4,344 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (19th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The Cubs have accrued 455 assists, 27 errors and have a tally of 1,448 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Boyd has surrendered 957 base knocks and he has 947 strikeouts in 963 innings. He has conceded 510 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and he has gone up against 4,132 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Boyd (50-71 record in his career) has a 4.77 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-275) and under 9 runs

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