Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/15/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+106) Chicago (-128)

The Chicago Cubs (37-34) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (26-45) at Wrigley Field on Monday. The odds on this game have the Rockies at +106 and the Cubs are priced at -128. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Lorenzen and Shota Imanaga.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have racked up 306 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Rockies have tallied 129 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 292 RBI's and 596 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .248. Colorado is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 638 times, while being walked on 219 occasions.

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The Rockies have an ERA of 5.59 on the season (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 514 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 97 home runs in addition to 410 total runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 238 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.78 as a team for the year. Colorado has conceded 708 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 387 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 54.2% and stepped onto the hill in 49 save situations. They have earned 13 saves this year and have blown 11 of 24 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 runners this year with 31.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 77 times in addition to having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 215 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have 25 holds on the season (28th in the league).

The Rockies have converted 66.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,607 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 1,869 putouts on the year, as well as 587 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 24th in baseball, and they have turned 56 double plays.

Lorenzen has thrown 1,061 innings and has racked up 881 punch outs in his MLB career. Lorenzen (56-63 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.24 and he has gone up against 4,534 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.30 (507 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.350. He has given up 1,022 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 411 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 594 occasions (14th in baseball) and have 576 base knocks. Chicago has hit 83 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 303 RBIs. The Cubs have a SLG% of .394 and they score 4.62 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have put up 108 two-baggers, while walking 303 times as well as scoring 328 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 315 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.21 (295 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 103 long balls and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 4.56 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (567 strikeouts against 213 bases on balls). They sit at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 570.

With 41 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 19 holds and also 9 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 19 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% of 92 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 52.6%, and they have dispatched 221 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 48 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Cubs have racked up 661 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,891 putouts on the season. In their 5,673 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in MLB).

Imanaga (28-17 career mark) has earned a 3.52 earned run average and has allowed 7.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.96 and he has faced 1,588 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 156 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.018 and having a FIP of 3.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Imanaga has given up 331 base knocks while totaling 372 strikeouts in 399 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+106)

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