Yankees vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 8, 2024

Juan Soto is on the brink of his 99th RBI of the season for the New York Yankees (81-60) as they get set to take on the Chicago Cubs (72-69) on Sunday. The Yankees enter the matchup as -154 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Wrigley Field at 2:20 p.m. ET, live on YES. Gerrit Cole will get the ball for New York while Chicago will counter with Jameson Taillon.

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Yankees vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-154)
• Underdog: Cubs (+132)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 110 games this year and have walked away with the win 61 times (55.5%) in those games.
• This season New York has been victorious 35 times in 60 chances when named as a favorite of at least -154 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 60.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cubs are 34-37 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.9% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer, Chicago has a record of 8-2 (80%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 43.1%.

Yankees vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.323), home runs (51) and runs batted in (125) this season.
• Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Soto has collected 150 hits this season and has an OBP of .422. He’s slugging .589 on the year.
• Ian Happ has a team-high 23 home runs and 81 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Happ is 33rd in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .259 with 30 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks.

Yankees vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.78 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average baseball’s 11th-ranked WHIP (1.240).