Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+155) New York (-180)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (48-40) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (40-46) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at +155 and the Yankees are opening at -180. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Drew Smyly and Gerrit Cole.

The Cubs have hit 130 doubles as a unit and have hit 93 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 792 times, while drawing a walk on 310 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 12th in baseball. They have compiled 384 runs batted in and 724 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .248. They have racked up 397 runs and hold an OBP of .326.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 83 long balls and 374 runs (11th in baseball). Chicago has given up 690 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 339 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.01 on the campaign (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 707 batters. They have walked 271 opposing players and their FIP is 4.05 as a team this season.

Cubs pitchers have come into the game with runners on 69 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 37 holds on the season (26th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have earned a save percentage of 57.9% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves so far this year and have blown 8 of 19 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 114 runners for the season and 31.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Cubs have dispatched 264 relievers to the mound this season.

The Cubs have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,840 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,280 putouts this year, as well as 774 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and have 76 double plays.

Smyly (60-52 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.31 while he has gone up against 4,354 batters in the majors. He has allowed 991 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 322 free passes. His ERA is 4.10 (471 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.270. Smyly has taken the ball for 1,033 frames and has tallied 998 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .410 and they tally 4.43 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have 122 doubles, while walking 270 times and notching 390 runs. New York has 124 home runs this season to go along with 374 RBIs. They have struck out on 714 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 669 base hits. The New York Yankees have tallied a team OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .231 so far this season.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.255 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a squad this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (759 strikeouts against 288 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 697. They have yielded 96 dingers and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 367 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.82 (333 earned runs allowed).

New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have converted 25 saves. They rank 6th in the league holding a save rate of 69.4%, and they have sent 282 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of 151 inherited base runners. With 84 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 47 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 62 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 778 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,355 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,065 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (6th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Cole has surrendered 1,484 hits and he has 2,048 punch outs in 1,759 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 627 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.49 and he has faced 7,098 opposing batters so far in his career. Cole (138-73 career record) is the owner of a 3.21 earned run average and has given up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+155)

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