New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: Yankees won’t fail on defense third time in a row

The American League leader New York Yankees finished their road series with Minnesota and will now begin their home clash with the Chicago Cubs. Let's pick a few options to bet on in the first game of the series at Yankee Stadium.

Yankees have allowed 15 runs in two games

Aaron Boone's team has won two out of three games at Target Field against Minnesota. However, despite the final win, the Yankees can hardly take credit for this confrontation. The thing is that in the second and third games, the defense seriously failed. Nestor Cortes failed first, and then Gerrit Cole allowed 7 runs in 2.1 innings. Luckily for the legendary pitcher, the batters backed him up. The series ended 10-4, 1-8, 10-7.

Luis Severino will be the Yankees starting pitcher for the first game against the Chicago Cubs. The 28-year-old Dominican is 4-1 and has a 2.95 ERA this season.

Cubs had an unfortunate run in Baltimore

Ahead of the series at Yankee Stadium, the Chicago Cubs were scheduled to face the Orioles twice in Baltimore. But due to inclement weather, they only played one game instead of two. The game against an American League outsider was very disappointing for the Cubs. 3-9, as pitcher Keegan Thompson allowed 7 runs in 3 innings of work, ruining his team's chances of success early in the game.

Wade Miley will pitch for the Cubs in the first game against the Yankees, 1-0 and a 3.38 ERA in 3 starts in the new season.

Head-to-head encounters

The last time the rivals met was in the 2017 championship. The Yankees beat the Cubs in all three games of that series.

In the 2014 championship, New York beat Chicago in 3 out of 4 games.

Expert Betting Tips

The Yankees, according to the efficiency rating, are the best defense of the season. So after two straight games of failed defense against Minnesota on their home field against the not the strongest Chicago Cubs, the Yankees will probably concede very little. Most likely, they will score a little more themselves and pick up another win, solidifying their status as the American League leader.

Prediction: New York Yankees win a low-scoring match.

Betting options:

• Total Under (8.5) for 1.975;
• W1 + TU (10.5) for 1.87;
• ITU2 (2.5) for 2.25.

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