Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction 6-5-24 Picks

The Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs meet Wednesday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The White Sox will start Erick Fedde here and Fedde is 4-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. In his career, Fedde is 0-0 with a 5.56 ERA and 15 strikeouts against the Cubs. The Cubs will start Jameson Taillon here and Taillon is 3-2 with a 2.84 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. In his career, Taillon is 0-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 20 strikeouts against the White Sox.

Chicago White Sox Recap

The Chicago White Sox will try to rebound from a heartbreaking 7-6 loss in the opener of this series on Tuesday, extending the losing streak further into double-digits, following series sweeps at the hands of the Brewers, Blue Jays and Orioles over the last week and a half.

White Sox Trying To Build Up Offensively

Going into Tuesday’s action, Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with a .237 batting average and a .343 OBP along with a team-high 14 doubles and 22 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn also has 4 homers and 19 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 4 home runs and 18 RBIs with Vaughn logging 11 doubles as well as Sheets chipping in a team-high 41 hits. Paul DeJong also has a team-high 9 home runs and 20 RBIs with a team-high 63 strikeouts as well this season.

Why the Chicago White Sox will win

• The Cubs have lost each of their last seven games as favorites following a win.
• The White Sox have won seven of their last eight games at Wrigley Field against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games following a win.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the last seven games between the White Sox and Cubs.
• The White Sox have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against National League opponents.

Chicago Cubs Recap

The Chicago Cubs come into this one looking to complete a much-needed sweep of the rival Red Sox after series losses to the Reds, Brewers and Cardinals over the last week and a half, taking a bunch of hits against division rivals.

Cubs Still Struggling With Consistency

Entering Tuesday, Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with 53 hits, 13 doubles and a .262 batting average while Christopher Morel has a team-high 10 home runs and 35 RBIs. Michael Busch has 8 homers with 23 RBIs but also has the unfortunate distinction of leading the Cubs with 67 strikeouts as well this season. Cody Bellinger also has 8 homers and 27 RBIs as well this season.

Why the Chicago Cubs will win

• The White Sox have lost each of their last 12 games.
• The Cubs have won each of their last six home games against American League opponents.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games after playing the previous day.
• The Cubs have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
• The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven Wednesday night games against opponents that held a losing record.

Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction

I’m on the White Sox here. I’m not the biggest Fedde fan, but he’s been one of the better pitchers that the White Sox have had this season and I’m not looking to lay this kind of price with the Cubs who haven’t had a ton of recent success with Taillon on the mound. The White Sox usually step up for these cross-town games and I think they saw how close they were to snapping the losing streak on Tuesday that they finish the job here. Give me the White Sox and the plus money.