Find the Best Player Prop Bets for Yankees vs Cubs - Saturday August 01, 2026

+110O/U: 6
(-110/-110)-130

New York Yankees – Moneyline (+110)
Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.
Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.
Ali Sanchez – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-110/-120)
Ali Sanchez is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Chicago (#1-best on the slate).
Explain: This player’s skill set matches up poorly with the opposing team’s defensive strength, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.
The 9.7% Barrel% of the New York Yankees grades them out as the #2 squad in Major League Baseball this year by this stat.
Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.

David Peterson – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-145/+115)
Given that groundball pitchers hold a significant edge over groundball hitters, David Peterson and his 49.7% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a strong position in this outing squaring off against 2 opposing GB hitters.
Explain: This mostly has to do with the way the hitter’s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create boosted performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.
Ian Happ – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-115/-115)
Ian Happ has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (90% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.
Explain: The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.
Pete Crow-Armstrong – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-160/+125)
In today’s matchup, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.2% rate (99th percentile).
Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.

Chicago Cubs – Run Line +1.0 (-160)
The Chicago Cubs have hit the Run Line in 15 of their last 24 games (+9.65 Units / 36% ROI)
Over/Under 6.0 Game Total (-110/-110)
The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 27 of their last 45 away games (+8.45 Units / 17% ROI)
Seiya Suzuki – Over/Under 0.5 Runs (+150/-195)
Seiya Suzuki has hit the Runs Over in 12 of his last 15 games (+9.70 Units / 59% ROI)

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