Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs 5/28/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox meet Saturday in MLB action at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Chicago Cubs need a win after losing 6 of their last 9 games. The Chicago White Sox look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Chicago Cubs have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 38 hits and 25 RBI, while Frank Schwindel and Seiya Suzuki have combined for 69 hits and 42 RBI. Keegan Thompson gets the ball, and he is 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Thompson is 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA and 1 strikeout in his career against the White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The White Sox have split their last 8 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with 57 hits and 19 RBI, while Luis Robert and Jose Abreu have combined for 76 hits and 36 RBI. Johnny Cueto gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. Cueto is 9-10 with a 3.48 ERA and 133 strikeouts in his career against the Cubs.

The Cubs are 0-4 in their last 4 games following an off day and 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games. The White Sox are 6-2 in their last 8 Saturday games and 2-5 in their last 7 home games. The over is 6-1 in Cubs last 7 overall. The under is 9-4 in White Sox last 13 overall. The Cubs are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.

The Chicago White Sox are the better team and should be favored, especially at home, but I need to see more from Johnny Cueto before I believe he’s on this comeback season. Keegan Thompson has been fabulous this season, allowing 25 hits and 6 runs through 35 innings while striking out 31. Seven of the Cubs 18 wins this season have come when Thompson has pitched. I’ll gladly side with the plus money and the Cubs.