New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction MLB Picks 9/7/24

The New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs meet Saturday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. Here’s a New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Yankees vs Cubs pick. We will examine:

The New York Yankees’ recent form and player performance

The Chicago Cubs’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Yankees

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago Cubs

Recent betting trends in games played between the Yankees and Cubs

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Yankees vs Cubs game

New York Yankees Betting Preview

This week the Yankees took on the Texas Rangers. New York lost two of those three games for another series defeat. In the opener versus Chicago, the Yankees powered out a 3-0 win. Luis Gil managed 6.0 innings with one hit and two walks.

As a starter for Saturday, the Yankees will send out Clarke Schmidt. This year Schmidt is 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 11 starts. Schmidt is 19-18 with a 3.97 ERA in 78 games (48 starts).

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

Over on the Cubs’ side, they lost two of three games to the Pittsburgh Pirates in their last set, save a 12-0 finale blowout victory. On Friday Chicago was out-hit 7-1 in the shutout defeat. Jordan Wicks managed 5.0 innings and three earned runs as a starter.

Javier Assad will take the mound for the start on Saturday. This season Assad is 7-4 with a 3.21 ERA in 25 starts. Assad is 14-9 with a 3.13 ERA in 66 career games (43 starts).

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Yankees’ last four-day games after playing the previous day has gone OVER the total runs line.
• Five of the Cubs’ last six games as underdogs against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last seven games against NL Central opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last five home games against American League opponents.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Cubs as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Nico Hoerner has recorded a Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances with the Cubs as underdogs against AL East opponents.
• Nico Hoerner has scored at least one run in eight of his last 10 appearances with the Cubs as underdogs against AL East opponents.
• Dansby Swanson has recorded at least one RBI in eight of the Cubs’ last 10 games.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded a Double in three of the Cubs’ last four home games against AL opponents.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Cubs as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Christian Bethancourt has hit a home run in each of his last two home appearances after playing the previous day.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Aaron Judge has recorded at least one total base in each of the Yankees’ last 12 games as road favorites against NL opponents.
• Jose Trevino has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Aaron Judge has recorded at least one hit in each of the Yankees’ last 12 games as road favorites against NL opponents.
• Jose Trevino has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Giancarlo Stanton has recorded a Double in three of the Yankees’ last four games against NL opponents.
• Juan Soto has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight road appearances against NL Central opponents.
• Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in nine of the Yankees’ last 10 games against opponents that held a winning record.

New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction

I’m leaning toward the Yankees. Probably not touching it, though. Schmidt has given up just three earned runs in 18.0 innings over his last three outings, but those were back in May.  (He’s coming off the Injured List.) As for Assad, he’s got six earned in his last 13.0 innings over two starts, going 1-1 in that time.

On Friday the Yankees scored all their runs in the third inning and let the pitching staff do the rest. Outside of that one frame, however, New York didn’t have much going at the plate. I’d like to see the Yankees bats take some more initiative in this one.