
Rays vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 13
Junior Caminero and the Tampa Bay Rays will try to outdo Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Rays are the favorite in this one, at -112, while the underdog Cubs have -107 odds to win. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5). An 8-run total is set for the contest.
Here is everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.
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Rays vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds
- When: Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:20 p.m. ET
- Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
- How to watch on TV: MARQ and FDSSUN
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Run Line | Favorite Run Line Odds | Underdog Run Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -112 | -107 | 8 | -111 | -108 | -1.5 | +149 | -179 |
Rays vs. Cubs Prediction
- Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Rays 4
- Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
- Win Probabilities: Rays 54%, Cubs 46%
Rays vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Rays have won 43, or 57.3%, of the 75 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 41-29, a 58.6% win rate, when favored by -112 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 52.8% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- The Cubs have won in 17, or 42.5%, of the 40 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Chicago has been victorious 17 times in 38 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 51.7% chance of pulling out a win.
Rays Recent Betting Performance
- The Rays went 2-5 over the seven games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times.
- The Rays' ATS record is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.
Rays Recent Stats
| Stat | Avg/Total |
|---|---|
| Record | 4-6 |
| Runs Per Game | 3.8 |
| HR | 11 |
| ERA | 4.14 |
| K/9 | 10.6 |
Rays Player Insights
- Caminero has gone yard 42 times in the 2025 campaign while driving in 106 runs, both totals that lead the Rays.
- In all of the majors, Caminero is sixth in homers and sixth in RBI.
- Yandy Diaz's .290 batting average leads his team.
- Diaz is 50th in home runs and 40th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Brandon Lowe has 17 doubles, 28 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .260.
- Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while hitting .291.
- Simpson is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with an RBI.
Rays Team Props
| Hits O/U | Total Bases O/U | HR O/U | RBI O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Caminero | 0.5 (-270) | 1.5 (-101) | - | 0.5 (+118) |
| Josh Lowe | 0.5 (-236) | 1.5 (+125) | - | 0.5 (+180) |
| Brandon Lowe | 0.5 (-217) | 1.5 (+114) | - | 0.5 (+150) |
| Yandy Diaz | 1.5 (+176) | 1.5 (+103) | - | 0.5 (+170) |
| Chandler Simpson | 1.5 (+187) | 1.5 (+137) | - | 0.5 (+288) |
Cubs Recent Betting Performance
- Over the past 10 games, the Cubs have been underdogs just once and won that contest.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
- The Cubs have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.
Cubs Recent Stats
| Stat | Avg/Total |
|---|---|
| Record | 6-4 |
| Runs Per Game | 4.3 |
| HR | 11 |
| ERA | 3.80 |
| K/9 | 8.2 |
Cubs Player Insights
- Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with a team-leading batting average of .296.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Hoerner's home run total is 269th and his RBI tally is 119th.
- Hoerner has collected a hit in seven straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .375 with four doubles, a triple, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong has launched a team-high 28 home runs.
- Crow-Armstrong ranks 21st overall in home runs and 23rd in RBI this year.
- Seiya Suzuki has a team-best 91 runs batted in.
- Happ is hitting .241 with 28 doubles, 21 home runs and 80 walks.
Cubs Team Props
| Hits O/U | Total Bases O/U | HR O/U | RBI O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 0.5 (-224) | 1.5 (+124) | - | 0.5 (+173) |
| Moises Ballesteros | 0.5 (-211) | 1.5 (+147) | - | 0.5 (+197) |
| Michael Busch | 0.5 (-210) | 1.5 (+124) | - | 0.5 (+187) |
| Ian Happ | 0.5 (-200) | 1.5 (+133) | - | 0.5 (+197) |
| Nico Hoerner | 1.5 (+196) | 1.5 (+130) | - | 0.5 (+203) |
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