MLB Preview And Prediction: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Betting Tips & Picks August 28, 2025

Pick Based On Odds: to secure the win

• Assessing the odds for points scored implies there is a 81.83% expectation of this game having more than 4.5 total points:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.22

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	81.83 %
  Under	23.15 %
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• Analyzing the odds for points scored indicates a likelihood of a 68.97% expectation of this match having higher than 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.45

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	68.97 %
  Under	34.36 %
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• Derived from the bookies odds, Chicago Cubs are favored to cover the -1.5 handicap with extra innings included in this fixture, with a 69.54% probability of doing so. An accurate tip? We think so, as Sportsbooks are skilled at predicting:
  San Francisco Giants -1.5 Handicap → 3.00
  Chicago Cubs -1.5 Handicap → 1.44

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  San Francisco Giants	33.33 %
  Chicago Cubs	69.54 %
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• Analyzing the odds for total points indicates a likelihood of a 100% expectation of this match having over 9.5 total points scored:
  Match Over 9.5 Points → 1.00

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (9.5)
  Over	100 %
  Under	100 %
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• Implied via the bookies odds, Draw are the favorite to be ahead after the first inning in this game with a 63.69% probability of leading. Is this accurate? We think so, as Bookies know their calculations:
  San Francisco Giants First Inning → 4.37
  Chicago Cubs First Inning → 4.64
  Draw First Inning → 1.57

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  San Francisco Giants	22.88 %
  Chicago Cubs	21.55 %
  Draw	63.69 %
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Prediction Based On Head-2-Head: San Francisco Giants to triumph

H2H: San Francisco Giants (7 – 2) Chicago Cubs.
San Francisco Giants to win. The reason? Over the last 10 direct encounters between them, San Francisco Giants have the edge 7 – 2. Our head-to-head data goes back to the encounter between them in 2003. This suggests that San Francisco Giants should get the victory in this upcoming match. Their most recent game happened on the Thu, 28 Aug 25, when San Francisco Giants secured a 12 – 3 victory.

Will Chicago Cubs reverse the trend and overcome the H2H stats? The most recent match Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants occurred on Mon, 05 May 25, showing that they can still turn things around.

Current Form Prediction: A 50/50 call

Looking at recent form before this game, San Francisco Giants secured victory facing Chicago Cubs with a result of 12-3. Chicago Cubs suffered a defeat up against San Francisco Giants with a score of 3-12. San Francisco Giants have won 6 of their recent 10 matches versus all opponents, while Chicago Cubs got the victory in 6 of their recent 10 matches versus all opponents, suggesting perhaps this match is too close to call.

Analysing team streaks gives us crucial information into momentum so you can place winning bets

Versus All Opponents Streaks:

• San Francisco Giants: 3 Wins.

Specific H2H Streaks:

• San Francisco Giants: 3 Wins.

San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Top Betting Odds For The Fixture

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

1.97

2W

1.97

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.222

< 4.5

4.32

> 5.5

1.45

< 5.5

2.91

> 9.5

1

< 9.5

1

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

3

2W -1.5

1.438

First Inning Result

1W

4.37

2W

4.64

X

1.57

San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Tips

Handicap (incl. extra innings) -1.5 → Chicago Cubs would seem to be a rewarding punt → 1.44