Red Sox vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - July 18, 2025

Red Sox at Cubs

6:20 pm • MLB Network

Boston Red Sox

1-2

1 - 4

Chicago Cubs

2-1

pitcher		team	era	w-l
C.Rea			3.95	11-7
L.Giolito			3.41	10-4

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Red Sox 1-2	+1.5	+1.5-188	o7.5-112	+117
Cubs 2-1	u8	-1.5+153	u7.5-108	-139

Friday 6:20 p.m.

July 18, 2025

Wrigley FieldChicago

Over 0.5 (1st Inn)+114

1.14u

#bobbyfades

CHC -127

0.79u

L.Giolito u5.5 Ks-135

CHC -130

W.Abreu o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+100

Under 8.5-122

0.41u

Under 8-110

0.91u

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BOS o3.5 Team Total-120

1.2u

BOS +115 (F5)

BOS -1.5 (F5)+250

CHC -134

2.24u

Under 8.5-115

0.5u

Tailing @Zerillo

BOS +115

CHC -122

0.5u

Bet to -133

Under 8.5-112

0.5u

Bet to 8 (-105)

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 39-42 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 40 of Cubs' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	78-84	39-42	39-42	55-60	22-24
Red Sox	87-75	43-38	44-37	53-50	34-23

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	74-78-10	40-36-5	34-42-5	52-56-7	22-21-3
Red Sox	76-82-4	33-45-3	43-37-1	50-50-3	26-30-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	92-70	50-31	42-39	73-42	18-28
Red Sox	89-73	48-33	41-40	61-42	28-29

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jul 13th	@NYY	W 4-1	+1.5 W	U 9	CHC +107
Jul 12th	@NYY	W 5-2	+1.5 W	U 8	CHC +132
Jul 11th	@NYY	L 0-11	+1.5 L	O 9.5	NYY +141
Jul 10th	@MIN	W 8-1	-1.5 W	U 9.5	CHC -116
Jul 9th	@MIN	L 2-4	-1.5 L	U 9.5	MIN -108

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De Leon is out with elbow
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Tanner Houck
SP
Houck is out with arm
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Patrick Sandoval
SP
Sandoval is out with elbow
Out
Kutter Crawford
SP
Crawford is out with knee
Out
Jovani Moran
RP
Moran is out with arm
Out

Michael Soroka
SP
Soroka is out with shoulder
Out
Justin Steele
SP
Steele is out for season with elbow
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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RL.Giolito, P	98	5.1	6	4
RG.Weissert, P	8	0.1	0	0
LB.Bernardino, P	19	1.1	0	0
RJ.Alcala, P	15	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1J.Duran, LF	1-2	1	0
2A.Bregman, 3B	1-4	0	0
3R.Anthony, DH	1-3	0	1
4C.Narvaez, C	0-3	0	0
4M.Yoshida, PH	0-1	0	0
4C.Wong, C	0-0	0	0
5W.Abreu, RF	0-3	0	0
6T.Story, SS	0-4	0	0
7M.Mayer, 2B	2-4	0	0
8C.Rafaela, CF	1-4	0	0
9A.Toro, 1B	1-4	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RC.Rea, P	84	5	5	1
LC.Thielbar, P	9	1	2	0
RR.Pressly, P	16	0.2	0	0
LD.Pomeranz, P	6	0.1	0	0
RB.Keller, P	9	1	1	0
RD.Palencia, P	7	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Busch, 1B	0-3	1	0	0
2K.Tucker, RF	0-2	1	0	0
3S.Suzuki, DH	2-4	1	1	3
4P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	1-4	0	0	0
5C.Kelly, C	0-3	0	0	0
6I.Happ, LF	1-4	1	0	0
7D.Swanson, SS	0-3	0	0	0
8N.Hoerner, 2B	1-4	0	0	1
9M.Shaw, 3B	1-3	0	0	0