Yankees vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the New York Yankees, just a whisper away from the top of the American League, take their big bats to the Windy City to face the Chicago Cubs at the historic Wrigley Field today at 02:20 PM EST. With the Yankees looking to solidify their standings and the Cubs trying to claw back from a recent slump, this matchup is brewing with potential. The over/under teeters at a tantalizing 9.0, reflecting expectations of a scoreboard workout under partly cloudy skies with a crisp breeze nudging the game along. After yesterday’s faceoff where the Yankees shut out the Cubs, today’s game promises to be an electrifying sequel. So, as the Cubs try to bear down and the Yankees aim to strike out the competition, expect every pitch to be a swing between heritage and ambition!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 08, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 57.0° with 57% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-155	+130	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-160	+134	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-5	+4	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

170W-141L

61.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

154W-152L

38.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/06/24	New York Yankees NYY	3	Under	-6.0
09/06/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-6.0
09/07/24	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-7.0
09/07/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-7.0
07/07/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-6.0
07/07/23	New York Yankees NYY	0	Under	-6.0
07/08/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Push	-0.0
07/08/23	New York Yankees NYY	6	Push	-0.0
07/09/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	7	Over	+2.0
07/09/23	New York Yankees NYY	4	Over	+2.0

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Gerrit Cole

ERA 3.652 | IP 69.0 | 6.0W-3.0L | KO 78.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-02-24	@TEX	8-4W	6.0	4	1	9	Over
08-27-24	@WAS	2-4L	5.0	6	3	7	Under
08-22-24	vsCLE	0-6W	6.0	1	0	2	Under
08-16-24	@DET	3-0W	6.0	4	0	8	Under
08-10-24	vsTEX	9-4L	5.3	6	1	10	Over
08-04-24	vsTOR	3-4W	5.7	6	2	4	Under
07-24-24	vsNYM	12-3L	5.7	8	6	4	Over
07-19-24	vsTB	1-6W	6.0	6	1	8	Under
07-12-24	@BAL	4-1W	6.0	5	1	7	Under
07-06-24	vsBOS	4-14W	4.3	7	4	8	Over

Jameson Taillon

ERA 3.609 | IP 134.7 | 8.0W-8.0L | KO 104.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-02-24	vsPIT	5-3L	7.0	3	0	3	Under
08-26-24	@PIT	18-8W	6.7	8	4	3	Over
08-21-24	vsDET	8-2L	5.0	6	4	5	Over
08-14-24	@CLE	1-6L	6.0	5	4	6	Under
08-09-24	@CWS	7-6W	5.0	9	5	4	Over
08-03-24	vsSTL	5-4L	6.0	6	1	4	Over
07-29-24	@CIN	1-7L	4.3	6	6	4	Under
07-23-24	vsMIL	1-0L	7.3	4	1	3	Under
07-09-24	@BAL	9-2W	6.0	4	2	7	Over
07-04-24	vsPHI	2-10W	7.0	4	2	7	Over

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/09	vs CHC	2-0W	4	0	Under
09/08	vs CHC	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/06	vs TEX	6-10L	8	2	Over
09/05	vs TEX	4-7L	10	0	Over
09/04	vs TEX	8-4W	12	1	Over
09/03	@ STL	7-14L	11	1	Over
09/02	@ STL	5-6L	12	0	Over
09/01	@ STL	6-3W	6	2	Over
08/30	vs WAS	2-5L	7	1	Under
08/29	vs WAS	2-4L	8	0	Under
08/28	vs WAS	5-2W	12	3	Under
08/27	@ COL	10-3W	12	5	Over
08/26	@ COL	2-9L	5	1	Over
08/25	@ COL	3-0W	5	2	Under
08/24	@ CLE	6-0W	6	2	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/09	@ NYY	0-2L	4	0	Under
09/08	@ NYY	0-3L	1	0	Under
09/06	@ PIT	12-0W	17	3	Over
09/05	@ PIT	0-5L	5	0	Under
09/04	@ PIT	3-5L	6	1	Under
09/03	vs WAS	14-1W	18	0	Over
09/02	vs WAS	5-2W	7	0	Under
09/01	vs WAS	7-6W	9	1	Over
08/30	vs PIT	14-10W	16	1	Over
08/29	vs PIT	9-5W	7	2	Over
08/28	vs PIT	18-8W	21	2	Over
08/27	vs MIA	2-7L	6	0	Over
08/26	vs MIA	14-2W	17	4	Over
08/25	vs MIA	6-3W	10	3	Over
08/24	@ DET	10-2W	13	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	8.3	10.8	0.246	0.362	0.372	0.734	0.300	0.024
#2 Juan Soto	12.3	16.6	0.296	0.593	0.528	1.121	0.425	0.075
#3 Aaron Judge	10.2	13.8	0.324	0.702	0.567	1.270	0.475	0.103
#4 Austin Wells	8.1	10.8	0.255	0.435	0.405	0.840	0.337	0.041
#5 Giancarlo Stanton	7.9	10.5	0.234	0.482	0.322	0.804	0.329	0.068
#6 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	9.5	12.2	0.262	0.449	0.358	0.807	0.329	0.045
#7 Anthony Rizzo	7.6	9.9	0.222	0.338	0.313	0.651	0.271	0.028
#8 Anthony Volpe	6.7	8.6	0.253	0.381	0.325	0.706	0.292	0.019
#9 Alex Verdugo	6.6	8.6	0.236	0.359	0.328	0.688	0.284	0.021

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.0	10.7	0.241	0.450	0.397	0.847	0.339	0.045
#2 Michael Busch	7.6	10.1	0.248	0.425	0.384	0.809	0.327	0.037
#3 Seiya Suzuki	8.3	10.9	0.271	0.479	0.397	0.876	0.352	0.043
#4 Cody Bellinger	8.2	10.7	0.267	0.425	0.362	0.787	0.321	0.034
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.1	9.5	0.226	0.398	0.400	0.799	0.322	0.040
#6 Nico Hoerner	6.9	8.8	0.256	0.347	0.361	0.708	0.292	0.010
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.9	9.0	0.240	0.390	0.348	0.738	0.302	0.031
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.9	7.6	0.233	0.373	0.303	0.677	0.281	0.020
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.0	6.5	0.235	0.358	0.312	0.670	0.279	0.025

Yankees Notable Injuries

No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Cubs Notable Injuries

Justin Steele OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 8.9
Jorge Lopez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/04/24. Impact: 1.6
Julian Merryweather OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 0.2