MLB Preview And Prediction: Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Betting Tips & Picks September 7, 2025

Who The Odds Predict: to secure the win

• Assessing the odds for points scored suggests a likelihood of a 86.96% expectation of this match having more than 4.5 total points:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.15

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	86.96 %
  Under	18.83 %
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• Assessing the odds for points scored implies a likelihood of a 37.74% prediction of this game having higher than 9.5 total points:
  Match Over 9.5 Points → 2.65

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (9.5)
  Over	37.74 %
  Under	66.01 %
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• Calculated via the sportsbook odds, Washington Nationals are the favorite to beat the -1.5 handicap with extra innings included in this game, with a 56.53% chance of doing so. A reliable forecast? Yes, because Oddsmakers are skilled at predicting:
  Chicago Cubs -1.5 Handicap → 2.16
  Washington Nationals -1.5 Handicap → 1.77

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  Chicago Cubs	46.3 %
  Washington Nationals	56.53 %
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• Evaluating the odds for total points suggests a likelihood of a 78.74% expectation of this match having over 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.27

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	78.74 %
  Under	30.3 %
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• Implied via the sportsbook odds, Draw are the favorite to lead after the first inning in this fixture with a 59.88% chance of leading. Is this accurate? Yes, because Oddsmakers produce sharp predictions:
  Chicago Cubs First Inning → 4.20
  Washington Nationals First Inning → 4.90
  Draw First Inning → 1.67

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  Chicago Cubs	23.81 %
  Washington Nationals	20.41 %
  Draw	59.88 %
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Prediction Based On Head-2-Head: Chicago Cubs to win

H2H: Chicago Cubs (7 – 3) Washington Nationals.
Chicago Cubs to win. The reason? For the most recent 10 direct encounters between them, Chicago Cubs lead 7 – 3. Our head to head data goes back to the encounter they had in 2005. This suggests that Chicago Cubs are likely to get the victory in this scheduled game. The last match between them took place on the Sat, 06 Sept 25, where Washington Nationals got a 2 – 1 win.

Will Washington Nationals reverse the trend and win? The last match Washington Nationals came out on top vs Chicago Cubs occurred on Sat, 06 Sept 25, showing that they could come out on top.

Prediction Based On Recent Form: Chicago Cubs to win

Examining recent form before this game, Chicago Cubs lost up against Washington Nationals with a score of 1-2. Washington Nationals claimed a win against Chicago Cubs with a result of 2-1. Chicago Cubs have prevailed in 5 of their recent 10 matches versus all opponents, whereas Washington Nationals prevailed in 4 of their recent 10 games in all competitions, suggesting perhaps Chicago Cubs are in better shape approaching this match.

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Best Bookie Odds For The Game

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

1.529

2W

2.69

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.15

< 4.5

5.31

> 9.5

2.65

< 9.5

1.515

> 5.5

1.27

< 5.5

3.3

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

2.16

2W -1.5

1.769

First Inning Result

1W

4.2

2W

4.9

X

1.67

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Tips

Over Under (incl. extra innings) 5.5 → Over stands out as a good stake → 1.27