Two floundering NL ballclubs square off for a four-game series beginning Monday night as the Chicago Cubs head to the bay to face the San Francisco Giants.
Justin Steele gets the nod for the Cubs while the Giants will have a bullpen game. According to MLB odds, the Giants are slight -130 favorites. The Giants have destroyed left-handed pitching lately, so I take a closer look at which hitter holds the platoon advantage in my Cubs vs. Giants predictions and MLB picks below.
Cubs vs Giants prediction
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Jorge Soler Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBI (+100 at DraftKings)
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Bob Melvin’s team has lost five straight games heading into Monday’s series opener with the Chicago Cubs. The good news is they could hold an edge considering the Cubs just played — and lost 5-2 — on Sunday Night Baseball and had a late travel day heading into the Bay Area, arriving after midnight.
The losing streak started when Justin Steele and the Cubbies beat them 5-2 on June 18. Would you look at that — Steele is back on the bump for today’s matchup. Melvin’s squad will look for a chance at retribution.
The San Francisco Giants have destroyed left-handed pitching, posting a 154 wRC+ (fourth) and a .384 wOBA (also fourth) across the last 20 days. One batter who contributes to the demolition of southpaws is slugger Jorge Soler, who has posted a .931 OPS against them since 2022. The Cuban has continued his effectiveness against lefties in 2024, sporting a 127 wRC+, .182 ISO, and .345 wOBA.
It’s been an ignominious debut in the Bay for the 32-year-old, but he’s been heating up after an ice-cold start. He’s posted an .892 OPS in June while swatting three home runs and driving in 11 runs.
He’s been on fire, collecting a hit in eight of his last 10 games while averaging 2.0 total bases per game. The books have set his hits + runs + RBI prop at 1.5 with +100 odds on the Over. Consider me interested — Soler is averaging 3.1 hits + runs + RBI across his last 10 games and holds the platoon advantage against a left-handed pitcher on Monday.
Cubs vs Giants same-game parlay (SGP)
Jorge Soler Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBI
Wilmer Flores Over 0.5 RBI
Justin Steele Over 1.5 walks
Wilmer Flores has found success against Steele in the past, going 3-for-9 with a home run, three RBI, and a walk. He's usually featured in a prominent part of the lineup against lefties and sets up well to collect an RBI on Monday.
Steele is walking 2.4 batters per nine innings, so walks aren’t exactly an issue with him. That being said, that number was up to 4.3 in his rookie season and 3.8 in 2022, so he does have a history of wildness. The play on him to exceed 1.5 walks is more so based on this matchup against a patient Giants lineup that has the second-best walk rate (12.4%) against southpaws across the last 20 days.
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Cubs vs Giants odds
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Cubs vs Giants opening odds
- Run line: Chicago +1.5 (-200) | San Francisco -1.5 (+155)
- Moneyline: Chicago +110 | San Francisco -130
- Over/Under: Over 8.5 | Under 8.5
Cubs vs Giants spread and Over/Under analysis
- This will be a bullpen game for San Francisco as it continues to deal with numerous starting pitcher injuries. The Giants are 4-6 when using this approach.
- The trends support an Under play — Chicago is 15-22 O/U on the road while San Francisco is 16-20 O/U at home.
- The Cubs are 1-4 O/U in Steele’s last five starts.
Cubs vs Giants trend
Jorge Soler has eclipsed 1.5 hits + runs + RBI in seven of his last 10 games. Find more MLB betting trends for Cubs vs. Giants
Cubs vs Giants game info
| Location: | Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA |
| Date: | Monday, 6-24-2024 |
| First pitch: | 9:45 p.m. ET |
| TV: | NBCS-California, Marquee Sports Network |
| Cubs starting pitcher: | Justin Steele (0-3, 3.16 ERA) |
| Giants starting pitcher: | TBD |
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