Its Friday, June 20 and the Mariners (37-36) are in Chicago to open a weekend series against the Cubs (45-29).
George Kirby is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Matthew Boyd for Chicago.
The Cubs closed out their series with Milwaukee yesterday with an 8-7 loss. Pete Crow-Armstrong smacked his 20th home run in the loss. The Mariners were off yesterday following a series at home against Boston. The Sox took two of three.
Lets dive into the series opener 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 Mariners at Cubs
- Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
- Time: 2:20PM EST
- Site: Wrigley Field
- City: Chicago, IL
- Network/Streaming: RSNW, MARQ, MLBN
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Odds for the Mariners at the Cubs
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Mariners (+109), Cubs (-129)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Mariners at Cubs
- Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: George Kirby vs. Matthew Boyd
- Mariners: George Kirby (1-3, 5.96 ERA)
Last outing: 6/14 vs. Cleveland – 5IP, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 5Ks - Cubs: Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.79 ERA)
Last outing: 6/14 vs. Pittsburgh – 6IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB, 3Ks
- Mariners: George Kirby (1-3, 5.96 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mariners at Cubs
- The Cubs have won 3 straight home games
- The Mariners’ last 4 against the Cubs have stayed under the Total
- The Mariners have failed to cover the Run Line in 10 of their last 12 road games
- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games (5-19)
- Seiya Suzuki has 1 hit in his last 4 games (1-17)
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Mariners 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 Friday’s game between the Mariners and the Cubs:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Seattle Mariners at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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