Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-122) Baltimore (+102)

The Chicago Cubs (50-40) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (42-49). The odds on this game have Chicago at -122 and Baltimore is at +102. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Colin Rea and Dean Kremer.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are recording 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in MLB. They have accumulated 455 runs and have an OBP of .338. The Cubs have tallied 142 doubles as a unit and have smacked 112 balls out of the park. They have 424 runs batted in as well as 749 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .244. Chicago has a slugging % of .409 and have been called out on strikes 762 times, while drawing a walk on 397 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 137 long balls and 409 runs in total (17th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 738 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 388 earned runs. The Cubs have an earned run average of 4.36 so far this year (21st in baseball), and they have struck out 705 hitters. They have walked 279 opposing players and their FIP is 4.75 as a unit for the season.

The Cubs bullpen have compiled a save rate of 51.6% and have entered the game in 66 save situations. They have earned 16 saves this year and have blown 15 of their 31 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 132 runners so far this season and 31.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 93 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 293 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have racked up 29 holds this year (30th in the league).

The Cubs have turned 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,212 innings, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,404 putouts thus far, as well as 831 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays.

Rea has taken the hill for 695 innings and has 561 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.45 (344 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.290. He has conceded 681 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 216 free passes. Rea (43-32 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.39 while facing 2,961 hitters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled a team on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .238 for the year. They have been rung up on 832 occasions (4th in MLB) and have totaled 721 base knocks. Baltimore has knocked in 104 home runs this year to go along with 403 RBIs. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .395 and they are scoring 4.57 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have recorded 140 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times as well as scoring 416 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 444 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.34 (389 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 100 long balls and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (723 strikeouts against 321 free passes). They come in at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 785.

They rank 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 297 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with base runners. With 82 save situations, the Orioles have 51 holds and also 10 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 20 saves. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 117 inherited runners.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (21st in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 774 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,420 putouts this year. In their 7,260 innings played, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (24th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Kremer has allowed 657 base knocks while tallying 598 punch outs in 688 frames. He has conceded a total of 324 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.282 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has gone up against 2,901 batters so far in his career. Kremer (42-41 career mark) is the owner of a 4.24 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+102)

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