Rockies vs. Cubs odds, picks: Advanced computer MLB model releases selections for Friday afternoon clash

Wrigley Field hosts a matinee battle between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies at 2:20 p.m. ET on Friday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Chicago as a -218 favorite (risk $218 to win $100) on the money line, while the over/under is set at 9 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our MLB odds page). 

Before making any Rockies vs. Cubs picks, you NEED to check out the MLB predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered the penultimate full week of the 2023 MLB season 84-66 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 15-5 (+653). Anybody following has seen big returns!

The model knows the Rockies have a budding star in Nolan Jones. The 25-year-old outfielder has a .898 OPS this season with 17 home runs and 17 stolen bases in only 96 games. Jones is red-hot right now, including a .598 slugging percentage over his last 33 games, and Colorado is in the top three of the NL in doubles (282) and triples (30).

The model also knows the Cubs are strong overall this season. Chicago is 42-36 at home and, with Colorado struggling badly away from Coors Field, that is inherent edge. The Cubs have a .797 OPS this month, and Chicago is in the top three of the NL in runs scored this season. Colorado is also scuffling from a pitching perspective, including the worst bullpen ERA in the National League in 2023. 

Now, it has set its sights on Rockies vs. Cubs. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one team has all the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any MLB picks.