October 01, 2025 4:43 AM EST

San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs 10/1/2025

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The Chicago Cubs are 52-30 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the San Diego Padres who are 38-44 on the road this season. The Cubs have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a good chance of having a quality start. Colin Rea has a 49% chance of a QS and Dylan Cease a 44% chance. If Colin Rea has a quality start the Cubs has a 78% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3 and he has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cubs win 62%. If Dylan Cease has a quality start the Padres has a 63% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.3 and he has a 21% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Padres win 45%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Chicago Cubs is Seiya Suzuki who averaged 2.16 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 34% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 67% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the San Diego Padres is Fernando Tatis who averaged 1.98 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 32% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Padres have a 60% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Chicago Cubs

San Diego PadresRECORDChicago CubsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road38-44, 46% -738Record at Home52-30, 63% 181Chicago Cubs
VS Chicago Cubs3-4, 43% -141VS San Diego Padres4-3, 57% 5Chicago Cubs
vs Team .500 or Better43-44, 49% -311vs Team .500 or Better40-45, 47% -1091San Diego Padres
Record As Road Underdog22-28, 44% -157Record As Home Favorite46-24, 66% 212Chicago Cubs
When Dylan Cease Starts16-14, 53% -344When Colin Rea Starts15-10, 60% 312Chicago Cubs

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Chicago Cubs

San Diego PadresRECORDChicago CubsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road5-5, 50% -191Record at Home10-6, 62% 40Chicago Cubs
VS Chicago Cubs0-1, 0% -100VS San Diego Padres1-0, 100% 84Chicago Cubs
vs Team .500 or Better6-7, 46% -246vs Team .500 or Better6-8, 43% -305San Diego Padres
Record As Road Underdog1-3, 25% -199Record As Home Favorite10-5, 67% 140Chicago Cubs
When Dylan Cease Starts2-3, 40% -230When Colin Rea Starts1-2, 33% -119Chicago Cubs

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

San Diego PadresRECORDChicago CubsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD35-44, 44% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME36-42, 46% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-6, 40% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS10-5, 67% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON41-41, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON33-47, 41% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Dylan Cease STARTS14-14, 50% OverOVER-UNDER IN Colin Rea STARTS14-9, 61% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 49-33, 60% +1544 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 49-33, 60% -91 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 5-5, 50% +77 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 11-5, 69% +227

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 51-31, 62% +821 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 54-28, 66% +533 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 7-3, 70% +140 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 11-5, 69% +227

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 39-24, 62% + 1260 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 28-40, 41% -1600 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 3-2, 60% + 80 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 7-6, 54% + 40

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