What is today's free pick for New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs?

The free public pick is NYY (Moneyline) at -121. Yankees took Cubs last night, 2-0. NYY vs CHC

Why does the model favor NYY?

CHC key absences: Tyler Austin (1B, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hunter Harvey (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hoby Milner (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact) — total ~20.0pt swing. New York Yankees is 62-48 (0.564). Chicago Cubs is 62-48 (0.564).

What could go wrong with the NYY pick?

CHC key absences: Tyler Austin (1B, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hunter Harvey (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hoby Milner (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact) — total ~20.0pt swing. Chicago Cubs is 62-48 (0.564).

Is the New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs prediction a guarantee?

No. Predictions are probabilistic and are not guarantees. Odds can move at any time. Bet responsibly. 21+ only. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Free Model Pick · MLB

New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs

Q: Who will win New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs today?

The Supreme Brain model favors NYY on the moneyline for New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs at a 54.8% probability. The free public moneyline pick for New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs is NYY. This is the strongest free signal for this game right now; the rest of the board is available with a free sign-up.

Who will win New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs today?

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 12:13 UTC First pitch 23:15 UTC Status Powered By Supreme Brain · editorially reviewed

By BookieSlip Models · methodology & sources

— Free model pick

NYY -121

Yankees took Cubs last night, 2-0. NYY vs CHC

Model win probability

0.0%

Market-implied (-121) 54.8%

NYY

New York Yankees

Away

CHC

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pick parameters

MarketMoneyline

ConfidenceLEAN

Projected edge+0.0pp

50.4%last 90d · n=500-9.2uROI 90dW3streak

01 The simple version

Yankees took Cubs last night, 2-0. NYY vs CHC

Moneyline · LEAN · edge clamped to MLB

This is a public free pick, not a guarantee. Read the risk section below before acting on it. Odds can move at any time.

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Why the model favors it

CHC key absences: Tyler Austin (1B, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hunter Harvey (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hoby Milner (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact) — total ~20.0pt swing.
New York Yankees is 62-48 (0.564).
Chicago Cubs is 62-48 (0.564).

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What the model saw

Probable starters: Max Fried (away) vs David Peterson (home).
Final lineups were not confirmed at generation time, so the model is working with the projected starters.

What could go wrong

CHC key absences: Tyler Austin (1B, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hunter Harvey (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact); Hoby Milner (RP, Out, 5.0pt impact) — total ~20.0pt swing.
Chicago Cubs is 62-48 (0.564).

01b How this pick was made

The Supreme Brain is a 56-module prediction engine running on five years of SportsDataIO history. Every stat below traces back to a verified source row, and the thesis passes 11 pre-publish safety gates before it ships.

02 Where the edge comes from

Model vs. market

The model’s win probability against the probability implied by the current price.

Model probability 54.8%

Market-implied (-121) 54.8%

Model’s projected edge

+0.0pp

Edge is clamped to the MLB ceiling. Probabilistic, not a guarantee.

03 Evidence the model leans on

Key signals

The public signals the model relied on most — surfaced honestly, gaps included.

Key Signals

PickLearningCase.pre_game_thesis_json.key_signals

These are the public signals the model relied on most when ranking this pick.

Strong

Starting Pitchers

Game.probable_*_pitcher

Probable starters are set: Max Fried for the visitors and David Peterson for the home side.

Helpful

Lineups

Game.lineup_confirmed_at (null)

Final lineups had not been confirmed when this page was generated. A late scratch or rest day can flip the model.

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Weather

Game.weather_*

No weather signal was attached to this game at generation time.

Missing

Simulator

Game.simulation_unavailable_reason

No simulator output is available for this game right now. Reason: simulator inputs missing: park_factor. SEO page will surface this honestly instead of faking a probability. The thesis leans on the inline model probability instead.

Missing

Model vs Market

PickHistory.model_prob vs market_prob

The model and the betting market mostly agree on this outcome, so there is not a huge hidden edge here.

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04 Risk summary

What could go wrong

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A late scratch can flip this pick

These are the things that could break the pick:

PickLearningCase.risk_signals + PickHistory.the_risk

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Supreme Brain track record on this product · click to expand

Performance windows

last 30d38-36-1 (51.4% · -1.2% ROI · -0.9u, n=75)

last 90d249-245-6 (50.4% · -9.2% ROI · -46.1u, n=500)

all time249-245-6 (50.4% · -9.2% ROI · -46.1u, n=500)

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