Yankees vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 8

Updated Sep. 8, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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The New York Yankees versus Chicago Cubs game on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET will feature a pair of hot hitters in Jazz Chisholm and Ian Happ. The Yankees are the favorite in this one, at -158, while the underdog Cubs have +134 odds to win. New York is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +101 odds). The over/under for the matchup is listed at 8.5 runs.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Yankees vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: YES

Yankees vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Yankees 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 52%, Cubs 48%

Yankees vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 111 times and won 62, or 55.9%, of those games.
• This season New York has won 34 of its 57 games, or 59.6%, when favored by at least -158 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.2% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Cubs have been underdogs in 72 games this season and have come away with the win 34 times (47.2%) in those contests.
• This season, Chicago has come away with a win eight times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 42.7% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

NYY 1 · CHC 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-158

O 8.5

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+134

U 8.5

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees played as the moneyline favorite for each of their last 10 games, and went 4-6 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the total six times.
• The Yankees' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge has accumulated a team-high batting average of .321, and paces the Yankees in home runs (51) and runs batted in (125).
• Among all MLB batters, Judge ranks third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto is batting .294 with 28 doubles, four triples, 38 home runs and 114 walks.
• Soto ranks fourth in home runs and seventh in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Chisholm has 18 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 45 walks while hitting .264.
• Anthony Volpe is hitting .253 with 27 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs and 37 walks.
• Volpe is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two RBI.

Yankees Team Props

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• In four games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Cubs have a record of 1-3.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
• The Cubs are 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Happ has posted a team-leading 23 home runs and has driven in 81 runs.
• Among all batters in MLB, Happ ranks 33rd in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 30 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks while batting .258.
• Hoerner is currently 282nd in homers and 190th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .225 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 67 walks.
• Cody Bellinger is hitting .267 with 23 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 39 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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