Saturday's contest between the Chicago Cubs (80-74) and Colorado Rockies (56-97) matching up at Wrigley Field has a projected final score of 5-3 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of the Cubs, who is listed as a small favorite by our model. The game will begin at 2:20 PM ET on September 23.

The Cubs will call on Marcus Stroman (10-8) against the Rockies and Chris Flexen (1-8).

Rockies vs. Cubs Game Info & Odds

  • When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET
  • Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
  • How to Watch on TV: MARQ
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!

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Rockies vs. Cubs Score Prediction

Our pick for this contest is Cubs 5, Rockies 3.

Total Prediction for Rockies vs. Cubs

  • Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs

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Rockies Performance Insights

  • The Rockies have played as the underdog in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 5-5 in those contests.
  • In its previous 10 games with a total, Colorado and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on three occasions.
  • The Rockies have covered the runline in the two of their previous 10 games that had a set runline.
  • The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 137 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (37.2%) in those games.
  • This season, Colorado has been victorious four times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of at least +180 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 35.7% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Colorado scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (678 total, 4.4 per game).
  • Rockies pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.67 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.

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Rockies Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
September 17 Giants L 11-10 Chris Flexen vs Sean Manaea
September 18 @ Padres L 11-9 Ty Blach vs Michael Wacha
September 19 @ Padres L 2-0 Ryan Feltner vs Blake Snell
September 20 @ Padres L 3-2 Chase Anderson vs Seth Lugo
September 22 @ Cubs L 6-0 Noah Davis vs Jameson Taillon
September 23 @ Cubs - Chris Flexen vs Marcus Stroman
September 24 @ Cubs - Ty Blach vs Javier Assad
September 26 Dodgers - Chase Anderson vs Bobby Miller
September 26 Dodgers - TBA vs TBA
September 27 Dodgers - Noah Davis vs Ryan Pepiot
September 28 Dodgers - Chris Flexen vs Clayton Kershaw