White Sox vs. Cubs Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/29/2022

The Chicago Cubs (19-26) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox (22-23) when the teams meet at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday. The White Sox are -172 favorites to prevent the Cubs from completing the sweep. The White Sox’s Dylan Cease and the Cubs’ Marcus Stroman have been named the starters for this contest.

White Sox vs. Cubs Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Cubs

Our computer pick: Chicago Cubs (+147) and Over (7.5)

White Sox vs. Cubs Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Chicago Cubs probable starting pitcher: Marcus Stroman
• Game Day: Sunday, May 29, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• Cease makes the start for the White Sox, his 10th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox, when the right-hander threw three innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 4.24 ERA and 13.7 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .233 to opposing hitters.
• Cease has two quality starts under his belt this season.
• Cease has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this year entering this game.
• He will take the mound against a Cubs offense that ranks 23rd in MLB with 351 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .384 (17th in MLB) with 44 total home runs (16th in MLB).
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (4.24), 45th in WHIP (1.307), and first in K/9 (13.7) among qualifying pitchers.

Cubs Starter Marcus Stroman

• Stroman (2-4) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs in five innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
• The 31-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 4.71, a 4 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.156.
• He has two quality starts in seven chances this season.
• Stroman has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The White Sox rank 28th in MLB with 162 runs scored this season. They have a .234 batting average this campaign with 40 home runs (22nd in the league).

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won 18, or 52.9%, of the 34 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The White Sox have a record of 4-2 when they’re favored by -172 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 63.2% chance to win.
• The White Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 49 games with a total this season.
• The White Sox are 22-27-0 against the spread in their 49 chances this season.

Cubs Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cubs have been underdogs in 30 games this season and have come away with the win 13 times (43.3%) in those contests.
• This season, the Cubs have come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +147 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 40.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 22 of their 45 games with a total this season.
• The Cubs have posted a record of 24-21-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Tim Anderson comes into Sunday’s game hitting .354 with 19 RBI, both team-leading marks for the White Sox. He has also launched five long balls in 2022.
• Anderson ranks 75th in home runs and 100th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jose Abreu has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 19 RBI.
• Of all major league hitters, Abreu ranks 75th in home runs and 100th in RBI.
• Abreu enters this matchup looking for his eighth game in a row with a hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .371 with six doubles, two home runs, seven walks and seven RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 19 runs batted in.
• Adam Engel is batting .240 with nine doubles, a home run and seven walks.
• Engel takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .308 with a double and a walk.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Cubs are lead in runs batted in by Ian Happ with a mark of 25, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .268.
• Among all batters in MLB, Happ ranks 75th in homers and 33rd in RBI.
• Willson Contreras is batting .258 with eight doubles, a triple, six home runs and 17 walks.
• Contreras is 50th in home runs and 152nd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Seiya Suzuki has 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 21 walks while batting .245.
• Patrick Wisdom has put up a team-leading 10 home runs and has driven in 25 runs.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Cubs

We have the Cubs on the moneyline at +147 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after looking at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.