July 03, 2025 9:45 AM EST

Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago Cubs 7/3/2025

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The Chicago Cubs are 27-15 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Cleveland Guardians who are 20-24 on the road this season. The Cubs have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cubs starter Cade Horton is forecasted to have a better game than Guardians starter Joey Cantillo. Cade Horton has a 51% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Joey Cantillo has a 30% chance of a QS. If Cade Horton has a quality start the Cubs has a 83% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.3 and he has a 39% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cubs win 72%. In Joey Cantillo quality starts the Guardians win 63%. He has a 21% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% of simulations. 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 Kyle Tucker who averaged 2.55 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 45% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 76% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Cleveland Guardians is Jose Ramirez who averaged 2.47 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 44% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Guardians have a 47% 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

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDChicago CubsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road20-24, 45% -251Record at Home27-15, 64% 86Chicago Cubs
VS Chicago Cubs0-2, 0% -200VS Cleveland Guardians2-0, 100% 113Chicago Cubs
vs Team .500 or Better17-31, 35% -1258vs Team .500 or Better27-29, 48% -459Chicago Cubs
Record As Road Underdog14-18, 44% -146Record As Home Favorite23-11, 68% 107Chicago Cubs
When Joey Cantillo Starts0-0 No GamesWhen Cade Horton Starts2-3, 40% -177Cleveland Guardians

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

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDChicago CubsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road5-9, 36% -322Record at Home7-4, 64% -15Chicago Cubs
VS Chicago Cubs0-2, 0% -200VS Cleveland Guardians2-0, 100% 113Chicago Cubs
vs Team .500 or Better3-8, 27% -559vs Team Under .5007-5, 58% -48Chicago Cubs
Record As Road Underdog3-8, 27% -381Record As Home Favorite7-3, 70% 85Chicago Cubs
When Joey Cantillo Starts0-0 No GamesWhen Cade Horton Starts2-3, 40% -177Cleveland Guardians

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Cleveland GuardiansRECORDChicago CubsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD17-24, 41% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME20-21, 49% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS2-11, 15% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-6, 45% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON31-49, 39% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON33-47, 41% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Joey Cantillo STARTS0-0 No GamesOVER-UNDER IN Cade Horton STARTS3-2, 60% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 25-19, 57% +642 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 23-19, 55% -535 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 10-4, 71% +558 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 7-4, 64% -15

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 27-17, 61% +378 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 28-14, 67% +205 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 10-4, 71% +283 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 7-4, 64% -15

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 17-16, 52% -60 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 14-22, 39% -1020 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Guardians Road Games: 4-4, 50% -40 Chicago Cubs Home Games: 1-8, 11% -780

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