At 2:20 PM ET, the Yankees and Cubs square off in an interleague matchup. This one is being played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the Yankees are the slight road favorites on the money line (-144). The Cubs’ money line odds are sitting at +122, and the over/under line is at 7 runs.
New York comes into the game on a two-game losing streak and is 80-60 overall, while the Cubs are 72-68 and are 2nd in the NL Central. Today’s starting pitching matchup features Luis Gil for the Yankees and Jordan Wicks for the Cubs. Televising today’s game is MARQ.
Yankees Eye AL East Lead: Gil Takes Mound as Bombers Look to End Series Skid Against Cubs
The Yankees are just a half-game behind the Orioles for the AL East lead with an overall record of 80-60. They are 4 games above .500 on the road compared to 37-31 at home. New York is 62-53 as the favorite and 18-7 as the underdog. So far, they have gone 22-23 in AL East games and have a series record of 25-16-4 but have dropped three straight series. The Yankees are sending Luis Gil to the mound today, and he is 12-6 with a 3.39 ERA. He has given up at least three earned runs in three straight starts and has a .179 opponent batting average.
Today’s game between the Yankees and Cubs has an over/under line of 7 runs. The Yankees have a combined run average of 9.4 this season and are 78-58 on the over/under. New York is currently on a six-game over streak and have gone over in 97.9% of their games. The Yankees lead the league in total home runs with 213 and are 2nd in scoring at 5.1 runs per game. Their OPS of .774 is also the best in the league. Aaron Judge is leading the team in batting average, on-base percentage, home runs, and RBIs. DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Alex Verdugo, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. are all on hitting streaks.
Cubs Look to Continue Road Success as They Host Yankees
Chicago is 72-68 overall and 21-28 against the NL Central. They are 37-31 at home and 35-37 on the road. The Cubs are 13-8 as underdogs and 34-35 overall. The over/under line for their games has been set at 7 runs in 91.4% of their games, and their over/under record is 65-70. The Cubs are 43-29 vs. the run line on the road compared to 26-42 at home. Chicago’s average run differential is +0.4 runs per game, and they are sending Jordan Wicks to the mound today, who is 2-2 with a 3.82 ERA this season.
Chicago is 12th in scoring at 4.6 runs per game, and they are 7th on the road at 5.0 runs per game. Their batting average of .241 is 14th in the league, and they are 5th in walks. Nico Hoerner, Seiya Suzuki, and Ian Happ have been the top hitters for the Cubs this season. Happ is hitting .419 over his last 10 games. The Cubs are currently nine games behind the Brewers in the NL Central and are hosting the Yankees today. The Cubs have won three straight series on the road and are 20-22-3 in series overall. Their most recent series was a 2-1 series loss to the Pirates.
Cubs Eye Upset Win with Wicks’ Strikeout Surge; Gil’s Prop Bet Worth a Look
Our predicted score for this one is a 6-5 win for the Cubs, and with them being the underdogs at +122, we see this as a great payout for a Cubs win. Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Jordan Wicks finishing with seven strikeouts, which is the fifth-best among all starters today.
As for Luis Gil, we have him finishing with six strikeouts, and the Yankees finishing with the eighth-fewest team strikeouts. If you’re looking for a Luis Gil prop bet, his strikeout line is a good place to start.
