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The Cubs have owned this matchup lately, ripping off five straight wins and eight of the last 10, seven of those as the betting favorite. While the ChiSox look to have the pitching advantage, the Cubs offense has looked more of its dominant self, with at least five runs scored in each of their last eight wins. They enter Friday as the scoring leader in the majors, pumping out 6.11 runs per game.

This is a great buy to -105/+100 with today’s conditions at Wrigley. There is some risk, as it’s the White Sox, but the matchup is always priced in. Cade Horton is dealing with massive winds blowing out at Wrigley today with sustained winds of 20mph out to left and even bigger gusts. Horton made his MLB debut in a bulk relief role as the Cubs did not want him to face the heart of the Mets lineup multiple times, which shows there is a little lack of trust. He also has to battle the nerves of a first start at home. He’s a first-round pick who struck out 33 batters over 29 innings at Triple-A this year, not mind-blowing K numbers. He is projected for Under 80 pitches, which is another good angle, and THE BAT is projecting 4.5 Ks. It’s also a great way to get some Friday afternoon action on the card.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Andrew Vaughn has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last year's 92.1-mph figure.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among every team on the slate today.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Compared to his seasonal average of 21.9°, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 36.5° angle in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Lenyn Sosa has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 7.6% seasonal rate to 20% over the past week.. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.9°, Lenyn Sosa has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 25° mark in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Carson Kelly is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among every team on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shane Smith to throw 79 pitches today (2nd-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.. The Chicago Cubs projected lineup projects as the 5th-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall hitting ability.. According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Matt Thaiss (the White Sox's expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among every team on the slate today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Andrew Vaughn has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last year's 92.1-mph figure.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums.. This contest is predicted to have the 14th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among every team on the slate today.