MLB MATCHUP REPORT

July 18, 2025, 2:20 | Wrigley Field

Boston Red Sox (53-45) VS Chicago Cubs (57-39)

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SMART CHART

BOS
NAME
CHC
5.01
OFFENSE
5.33
4.39
DEFENSE
4.09
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
8.82
OFFENSIVE HITS
8.84
3.26
OFFENSIVE WALKS
3.45
8.31
DEFENSIVE HITS
8.23
3.31
DEFENSIVE WALKS
2.68

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Boston 53-45 $45 14-13 39-32 36-25 15-17 47-48-3 0.62
Chicago Cubs 57-39 $346 13-15 44-24 44-20 12-17 49-42-5 1.24

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Lucas Giolito (6-1) ERA: 3.36
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 9, 2025 COL W 10-2 O 6 $29
Jul 4, 2025 WSH W 11-2 O 7.2 $86
Jun 28, 2025 TOR W 15-1 O 7 $105
Colin Rea (7-3) ERA: 3.91
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 10, 2025 MIN W 8-1 P 7 $83
Jul 4, 2025 STL W 11-3 O 6.2 $66
Jun 28, 2025 HOU W 12-3 O 5 $95

BULLPEN

Boston's relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games.
Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 7 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Boston Red Sox

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 4, 2022 4-3 CHW 5.2 3 3 3 2 10 Win
Jul 6, 2019 6-3 CHC 4 4 6 6 5 5 Loss
Jun 19, 2019 7-3 CHC 4.1 7 6 6 3 9 Loss
Sep 22, 2018 8-3 CHC 6.2 7 5 5 3 5 Loss
May 13, 2018 5-3 CHW 5.2 2 3 3 7 3 Win

Chicago Cubs

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 5.02 5 4.13 14
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.61 12 4.17 15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 5.35 1 4.42 22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 5.22 5 4.65 22

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Apr 28, 2024 CHC 4 BOS 5 -158 9.5 U Hayden Wesneski (R) Tanner Houck (R) 7 9 0 5 12 9
Apr 27, 2024 CHC 0 BOS 17 103 9 O Ben Brown (R) Josh Winckowski (R) 5 21 2 2 7 6
Apr 26, 2024 CHC 7 BOS 1 -110 7.5 O Shota Imanaga (L) Kutter Crawford (R) 14 7 1 2 6 9
Jul 16, 2023 BOS 11 CHC 5 -150 9 O Kutter Crawford (R) Justin Steele (L) 14 5 3 8 8 12
Jul 15, 2023 BOS 4 CHC 10 -105 9 O James Paxton (L) Marcus Stroman (R) 6 12 3 4 7 11
Jul 14, 2023 BOS 8 CHC 3 120 9 O Brayan Bello (R) Kyle Hendricks (R) 13 9 1 2 10 10
Jul 3, 2022 BOS 4 CHC 2 -112 8.5 U Connor Seabold (R) Keegan Thompson (R) 11 9 6 5 12 14
Jul 2, 2022 BOS 1 CHC 3 125 9.5 U Josh Winckowski (R) Alec Mills (R) 5 8 2 1 8 11
Jul 1, 2022 BOS 5 CHC 6 125 8 O Rich Hill (L) Adrian Sampson (R) 11 6 2 10 9 8
Apr 30, 2017 CHC 2 BOS 6 -109 8.5 U Kyle Hendricks (R) Eduardo Rodriguez (L) 5 6 4 5 9 9

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs's last 6 games
Chicago Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chicago Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago Cubs's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Boston Red Sox

Boston is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Chicago Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago Cubs

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Boston Red Sox

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 53-45 32-20 21-25 36-25 15-17 47-48-3 14-13 39-32
Last 10 10-0 7-0 3-0 10-0 0-0 6-3-1 4-0 6-0
vs Div 20-13 13-8 7-5 10-7 8-4 14-17-2 6-4 14-9
vs AL 36-35 21-16 15-19 23-21 11-11 32-37-2 10-11 26-24
vs NL 17-10 11-4 6-6 13-4 4-6 15-11-1 4-2 13-8

Chicago Cubs

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 57-39 30-16 27-23 44-20 12-17 49-42-5 13-15 44-24
Last 10 6-4 3-1 3-3 4-2 2-2 4-6 2-2 4-2
vs Div 16-9 8-4 8-5 15-9 1-0 13-12 6-4 10-5
vs AL 17-10 9-3 8-7 13-3 4-7 15-11-1 5-4 12-6
vs NL 40-29 21-13 19-16 31-17 8-10 34-31-4 8-11 32-18

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Boston Red Sox

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Jul 13, 2025 TB 4-1 W -120 8.50 Brayan Bello 6.1 Ryan Pepiot H
Jul 12, 2025 TB 1-0 W -179 8 Garrett Crochet 9 Shane Baz H
Jul 11, 2025 TB 5-4 W -115 9 Hunter Dobbins 1.2 Drew Rasmussen H
Jul 10, 2025 TB 4-3 W -115 9 Walker Buehler 6 Taj Bradley H
Jul 9, 2025 COL 10-2 W -335 9 Lucas Giolito 6 Antonio Senzatela H

Chicago Cubs

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Jul 13, 2025 NYY 4-1 W 110 9 Shota Imanaga 7 Will Warren A
Jul 12, 2025 NYY 5-2 W 135 7.50 Matthew Boyd 8 Max Fried A
Jul 11, 2025 NYY 0-11 L 140 9.50 Chris Flexen 4 Carlos Rodon A
Jul 10, 2025 MIN 8-1 W -120 9.50 Colin Rea 7 Chris Paddack A
Jul 9, 2025 MIN 2-4 L -105 9.50 Cade Horton 4.2 David Festa A