Yankees vs. Cubs Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 2

The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs play on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Gerrit Cole (4-5, 3.57 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees, who are 62-49 this season and second in the AL East. Colin Rea (8-7, 4.67 ERA) is expected to start for the Cubs, who are 63-48 and second in the NL Central.

Despite playing away from their home ballpark, the Yankees are favored to win (-129) over the Cubs (+107). The game has an over/under set at 6.5 runs.

Yankees vs. Cubs Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, August 2, 2026
• Game time: 2:20 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Favorite: Yankees (-129)
• Underdog: Cubs (+107)
• Over/under: 6.5

How to Watch Yankees vs. Cubs

• TV Channel: MARQ and YES
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Yankees vs. Cubs: Betting the Moneyline

• The Yankees have won 52 of the 89 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (58.4%).
• Chicago has been victorious in 19, or 55.9%, of the 34 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• New York has a record of 42-29 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -129 on the moneyline.
• This season, the Cubs have been victorious seven times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Yankees a 56.3% chance to win.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 48.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Yankees vs. Cubs: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 111 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Yankees, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 48 times (48-59-4).
• Chicago's games have gone over the total in 59 of its 111 chances.
• The Yankees have collected a 53-58-0 record ATS this season (covering 47.7% of the time).
• The Cubs have an against the spread record of 51-60-0 in 111 games with a line this season.