White Sox vs. Cubs MLB Prediction
The White Sox took Game 1 of their three-game series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon and will look to make it two in a row on Saturday when the in-city rivals square off again at 2:20 p.m. ET. What’s the best bet when it comes to today’s matchup?
Game Snapshot
927 Chicago White Sox (-215) at 928 Chicago Cubs (+180); o/u 9
2:20 p.m. ET, Saturday, August 7, 2021
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Chicago White Sox DFS Notes
Brian Goodwin clubbed a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning on Friday, powering the White Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Cubs. Goodwin opened the 10th inning with his go-ahead two-run blast off of Manuel Rodriguez. The White Sox went on to tack on an additional two runs in the frame — which were needed after Frank Schwindel blasted a two-run homer to start the home half of the frame. Goodwin finished the afternoon 1-for-2 and is now hitting .246/.331/.465 with seven homers and 21 RBI.
Chicago Cubs DFS Notes
Andrew Romine went 2-for-5 and blasted a game-tying three-run homer off of Craig Kimbrel in the eighth inning on Friday, but it still wasn’t enough to lead the Cubs to victory over the White Sox. Romine led off the seventh inning with a bunt single off of Lance Lynn. He then moved to second as Robinson Chirinos walked, took third on a fly ball by Sergio Alcantara and dashed home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of David Bote. He then clobbered a two-out, three-run homer just over the right field wall in the eighth inning to make it a 4-4 game. Romine has been on fire since joining the Cubs, hitting .438 (7-for-16) with a homer and four RBI in his first six games.
White Sox vs. Cubs MLB Betting Prediction
The over has now cashed in four straight meetings between these two teams and is 4-1 in the last five meetings at Wrigley Field. The over is also 5-1-1 in the White Sox’ last seven games when playing the second game of a series and is 4-1 in their last five games versus a right-handed starter. On the other side, the over is 4-0-1 in the Cubs’ last five games as a home underdog, is 4-0-1 in their last five home games and is 5-1 in their last six games after scoring five runs or more in their previous contest.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/CUBS OVER 9