Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Angels Matchup Preview - June 8th, 2023

The Chicago Cubs (33-30) will battle the Los Angeles Angels (26-35) on Thursday Night. Oddsmakers peg the Angels as the slight favorite with an implied win probablity of 54%, leaving the Cubs with a 46% chance to record a win. Based on the current odds the Cubs have an implied team total of 4.29 compared to 4.71 for the Angels.

Chicago Cubs Insights

• Drew Smyly's fastball velocity has fallen 1.2 mph this season (90.9 mph) below where it was last season (92.1 mph).

• Yan Gomes has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (94% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

• Projected catcher Yan Gomes grades out as a weak pitch framer, via The Sharp Model projection system.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

• Reid Detmers projects to strikeout an average of 6.4 batters today, as forecasted by The Sharp Model X.

• The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Shohei Ohtani stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

• The 12.3% Barrel% of the Los Angeles Angels ranks them as the #4 squad in the league since the start of last season by this stat.

Betting Trends

• The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 12 of their last 18 games at home (+5.05 Units / 22% ROI)

• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Under in 7 of their last 8 games (+5.85 Units / 62% ROI)