Yankees Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 12, 2022

The New York Yankees (43-16) will look to sweep a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs (23-35). The series finale begins at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday. Jameson Taillon starts for New York (-220 to win) while Chicago (+184) will counter with Keegan Thompson.

The betting facts in what follows reference odds valid as of June 12, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET.

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Yankees vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Yankees Probable Starter Jameson Taillon

• The Yankees will send Taillon (5-1) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 5-1 with a 2.73 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
• In 11 games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.73, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .237 against him.
• Taillon has four quality starts this season.
• The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .241 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 473 total hits and 19th in MLB action with 249 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.391) and ranks 15th in home runs (58) in all of MLB.
• The 30-year-old’s 2.73 ERA ranks 18th, 1.005 WHIP ranks 12th, and 6.7 K/9 ranks 52nd among qualifying pitchers this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Taillon

Cubs Probable Starter Keegan Thompson

• Thompson (6-1) will take the mound for the Cubs, his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up seven earned runs and allowed five hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.17 and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .234 in 13 games this season.
• None of Thompson’s five starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• The Yankees are batting .246 this season, 11th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .433 (first in the league) with 94 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Yankees Stats vs Thompson

Yankees Betting Trends

• The Yankees have won 40 of the 55 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (72.7%).
• New York has a 16-1 record (winning 94.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -220 or shorter.
• The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 68.8% in this game.
• In the 59 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for New York, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 26 times (26-32-1).
• The Yankees have gone 31-28-0 against the spread this season.

Cubs Betting Trends

• This season, the Cubs have won 16 out of the 40 games, or 40%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Chicago has won one of its six games when they’re the underdog by at least +184 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 35.2%.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 27 of 58 chances this season.
• The Cubs have an ATS record of 31-27-0 in 58 games with a spread this season.

Yankees Players to Watch

• Aaron Judge has racked up a team-high OBP (.388) and slugging percentage (.691), while leading the Yankees in hits (68). He’s batting .313 with 10 doubles, 24 home runs and 29 walks.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB play, Judge’s batting average ranks 10th, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is first in the league in slugging.
• Anthony Rizzo is batting .211 with 10 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 25 walks.
• Rizzo currently ranks 141st in batting average, 90th in on base percentage, and 25th in slugging among qualified hitters.
• DJ LeMahieu is hitting .261 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 21 walks.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .253 with seven doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 12 walks.

Yankees Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Willson Contreras leads Chicago with 47 hits and an OBP of .398 this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Contreras’ batting average ranks 46th, his on-base percentage ranks sixth, and he is 17th in slugging percentatge.
• Ian Happ leads Chicago in slugging percentage (.432) thanks to 19 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters, Happ ranks 61st in batting average, 26th in on-base percentage and 62nd in slugging percentage.
• Frank Schwindel has hit eight homers with a team-high .400 SLG this season.
• Patrick Wisdom has 12 home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .215 this season.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Yankees vs Cubs Player Props

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