Its Wednesday, May 7 and the Giants (23-14) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (22-15).
Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Ben Brown for Chicago.
These clubs have split the first two games of the series. They went to extra innings yesterday tied at five, but the Giants scored nine in the eleventh inning to win 14-5. Heliot Ramos went 4-5 and drove in a pair for San Francisco. Ryan Pressley did not record an out in the eleventh and was credited with allowing all nine runs (eight earned). His ERA ballooned to 7.62.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Giants at Cubs
- Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Time: 2:20PM EST
- Site: Wrigley Field
- City: Chicago, IL
- Network/Streaming: NBCSBA, MARQ
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Odds for the Giants at the Cubs
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Giants (+114), Cubs (-135)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Giants at Cubs
- Pitching matchup for May 7, 2025: Robbie Ray vs. Ben Brown
- Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA)
Last outing: 5/2 vs. Colorado – 7IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 8Ks - Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA)
Last outing: 5/2 at Milwaukee – 6IP, 0ER, 4H, 0BB, 4Ks
- Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at Cubs
- The Giants are 4-1 on the Moneyline in their last 5 games
- The Over is 23-14 in Giants’ games this season
- The Over is 21-13-3 in Cubs’ games this season.
- Kyle Tucker is 8-23 (.348) through 6 games in May.
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Giants and the Cubs
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Giants and the Cubs:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Francisco Giants at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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