Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+110) Chicago (-130)

The Chicago Cubs (38-35) are welcoming the Colorado Rockies (27-46) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +110 while Chicago is at -130. The total is set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Sean Sullivan and Javier Assad.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 654 times, while taking a walk on 228 occasions. They have accumulated 319 RBI's as well as 627 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .253. The Rockies have tallied 134 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 76 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 333 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .322. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 100 home runs and also 424 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has given up 733 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) as well as 400 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.63 for the season (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 526 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 249 batters and their FIP is 4.82 as a team so far this year.

The Rockies have dispatched 223 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 132 base runners for the season with 31.1% of them ended up scoring. The bullpen have 27 holds for the season (27th in the league). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 80 times and also have had 64 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 out of their 26 chances to get a save. The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.8% and have come into the game in 53 save situations.

The Rockies have turned 66.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,760 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 1,920 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 604 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 24th in baseball, and have earned 58 double plays.

Sullivan has taken the ball for 3 innings and has 2 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Sullivan (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 0.00 and he has gone up against 12 batters in the majors. His ERA is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.667. He has surrendered 2 hits (6.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 0 walks.

Chicago has tallied 84 HRs so far this season to go along with 308 RBIs. They have recorded 110 doubles, while taking a walk 312 times and putting up 334 runs. The Chicago Cubs have tallied a team OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this year. The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .394 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have struck out on 611 occasions (12th in MLB) and have totaled 593 base knocks.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.249 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.57 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 586. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 324 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (304 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (578 strikeouts against 222 walks). They have conceded 105 dingers and they allow 4.51 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.3% out of 99 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 68 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on base. With 44 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 20 holds and 11 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 47.6%, and they have dispatched 229 relievers onto the diamond on the season.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 49 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Cubs have racked up 682 assists, 30 errors and have 1,942 putouts for the season. Out of their 5,826 innings on the field, the Cubs have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (3rd in MLB).

Assad (22-13 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.49 ERA while surrendering 8.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.03 and he has gone up against 1,556 batters during his career. He has given up 143 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Assad has surrendered 334 hits while accumulating 295 strikeouts in 369 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-130)

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