Yankees vs. Cubs predictions: MLB Saturday odds, picks, best bets
The bats are going to have a tough time on Saturday in The Bronx.
A pair of excellent lefty All-Stars – The Yankees' Max Fried and the Cubs' Matthew Boyd – will be on the mound as both teams play their second-to-last game of the first-half of the 2025 season.
Yankees fans are more than familiar with Fried's dominance during his first year in New York.
The three-time All-Star is on-pace for the best season of his career, posting a 2.27 ERA while striking out 8.4 batters per nine innings. He's walked just 1.8 per nine innings over his first 19 starts.
After a couple so-so starts of late, Fried will look to keep himself in the American League Cy Young conversation with a good start heading into the All-Star break.
While the name value isn't quite as high, Chicago's starter has been arguably just as good as Fried in 2025.
After breaking out during a brief stint with the Guardians last season, Boyd is enjoying a career-year at 34 years old, sporting a 2.52 ERA over 103 ⅔ innings.
Matthew Boyd #16 of the Chicago Cubs throws to first base for an out during the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on June 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
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While these are two of the best offenses in baseball, both teams have been slightly worse against southpaws in terms of on-base plus slugging this season.
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Some of the best hitters on both teams – namely, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch for the Cubs, and Cody Bellinger, Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm for the Yankees – will have a platoon disadvantage.
Expect runs to be hard to come by Saturday following Friday's 11-0 Yankees win that saw Bellinger homer three times against his former team.
The play: Under 8 (-105, BetMGM Sportsbook)
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