Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Chicago Cubs (23-33) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the New York Yankees (40-16). The starting pitchers are Wade Miley and Luis Severino.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have accounted for 248 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. The Cubs have hit 97 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 229 RBI's as well as 459 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .244. Chicago is slugging .397 and have been rung up 486 times, while being walked on 204 occasions.

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The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 4.40 on the year (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 483 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Cubs pitchers have given up 72 home runs and also 267 total runs (25th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 181 opposing players and their FIP is 4.28 as a squad on the campaign.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 49 times and also have had 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 17 holds for the year (29th in the league). The Cubs relievers have a save rate of 56.5% and has come into the game in 43 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of 23 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 base runners for the season with 29.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Cubs have sent 184 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 1,492 putouts this season, in addition to 520 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 53 double plays. The Cubs have converted 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,476 innings, which has them sitting at 20th in professional baseball.

Miley (98-92 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.09 while he has gone up against 6,850 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,644 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 556 free passes. His earned run average is 4.14 (735 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.378. Miley has taken the hill for 1,597 innings and has racked up 1,262 strikeouts so far in his career.

The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .246 this year. They have struck out on 451 occasions (19th in the league) and have tallied 448 base hits. New York has 83 long balls for the season and 252 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .428 and they are scoring 4.87 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have put up 75 doubles, while walking 199 times as well as putting up 268 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.048 and have a FIP of 3.05 as a team this season. They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 387. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 160 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 2.77 (152 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.85 (505 strikeouts vs 131 walks). They have surrendered 39 dingers and they relinquish 2.91 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 168 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 57 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% of 82 inherited base runners. With 67 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 37 holds and 8 blown saves.

In 4,449 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (4th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 510 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,483 putouts this year.

So far in his MLB career, Severino has conceded 503 base hits while he has earned 658 punch outs in 591 innings. Severino (47-27 career record) has a 3.38 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 222 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.130 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.99 and he has gone up against 2,421 hitters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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