Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs: Picks & Predictions 5/03/2022

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs: Picks & Predictions 5/03/2022

May 3, 2022

 

Interleague series are always fun to watch because they don’t happen as often, but then when you have the chance for an inner-city interleague series, everything becomes that much better. That’s exactly the case as the Chicago White Sox will be heading up north in Chicago to visit their city rivals Cubs for a short two-game series starting today. These two teams, even though they’re fierce historical rivals, hold various things in common, especially this season. They both stand in the mid to bottom tiers of their respective divisions and they both have a similar record of 9 wins and 13 losses. So, what does this all amount to? Some very good inner-city rivalry baseball going down at Wrigley field today and tomorrow.

 

Game Preview

 

Gone are the days in which the Chicago Cubs were a dominant force in the National League. Nowadays they look like the team Cubs fans are used to seeing on the field. There are sparks here and there of greatness, but overall there’s a feeling of underwhelming performances one coming after the other. On the plate the Cubs have been doing a rather decent job, but it’s on defense and in the pitching department that Chicago is still owing their fans and the league, especially if there were any clear aspirations to make a playoff run this year.

 

With two wins in their last five games the Cubs are not playing bad enough to be considered a flunking team but they aren’t playing well enough to be considered true competitors for the top spots in the NL central division. The Cubs will be hoping that a strong outing from starting LHP Drew Smyly added to their, at times, popping offense will be sufficient enough to take down a White Sox team that isn’t necessarily as hot either.

 

On the other side of Wrigley will be the Chicago White Sox, who aside from their win last game against the Los Angeles Angels don’t really have much to offer in regards to positive news. If you consider that this is a team who will be coming into their two-game series against the Cubs after losing 10 of their last 13 games, it’s clear to see why there’s nothing much to be happy about in White Sox territory.

 

Unlike last season where manager Tony La Russa was able to congeal his old-school baseball concepts with an explosive lineup, rotation and bullpen, it seems like this season there is no real communion between any of the previously mentioned lines in the team, which will continue to hurt them until changes are made. It will be up to RHP Michael Kopech from the mound to try and revert a reality that does not sit at all well with the Sox.

 

 

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Game Information

Date: 05/03/2022
Time: 7:40 PM ET
Location: Wrigley Field,Chicago,IL
How to Watch White Sox vs Cubs: MASN
Live Stream: MLB.TV

 

White Sox vs Cubs Betting Lines

Chicago Cubs are +122 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $122. On the other side, White Sox are –132 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $75.76.

The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Chicago Cubs at a 45.05% chance of winning the game, meanwhile White Sox have 56.90% probability of finishing the game with the W.

 

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