Its Tuesday, May 6 and the Giants (22-14) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (22-14).
Justin Verlander is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Colin Rea for Chicago.
Dansby Swanson led the Cubs’ assault on Giants’ pitching last night. The shortstop picked up three hits and drove in a pair as the Cubs moved eight games above .500.
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: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Time: 7:40PM 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 Tuesday:
- Moneyline: Giants (+124), Cubs (-148)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Giants at Cubs
- Pitching matchup for May 6, 2025: Justin Verlander vs. Colin Rea
- Giants: Justin Verlander (0-2, 4.38 ERA)
Last outing: 5/1/ vs. Colorado – 6.1IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 4Ks - Cubs: Colin Rea (2-0, 1.46 ERA)
Last outing: 5/1 at Pittsburgh – 6IP, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 2Ks
- Giants: Justin Verlander (0-2, 4.38 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at Cubs
- The Giants have won 4 of their last 5 games against NL Central teams
- The Over is 7-3 in the Cubs’ last 10 home games
- Kyle Tucker saw his modest 4-game hitting streak (6-15) snapped last night
- Willy Adames is hitting .316 (6-19) in May
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’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 Tuesday’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 8.0.
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