Devers, Lee and Happ draw prop attention as Giants visit Cubs on Sunday Night Baseball

Sunday Night Baseball lands at Wrigley Field on June 7, 2026, with the Chicago Cubs hosting the San Francisco Giants in a national-television matchup on NBC and Peacock. MLB lists Trevor McDonald as the Giants’ probable starter and Jameson Taillon for Chicago, setting up a classic righty-lefty storyline built around who can control the other team’s damage through the middle of the lineup. The Cubs entered the night at 34-31, while the Giants were at 26-39.

Rafael Devers, the Giants’ established corner bat and a frequent driver of extra-base damage, became the focal point of one set of prop projections. A betting preview published for the game argued that Devers should be in a favorable matchup against Taillon because Taillon profiles as vulnerable against left-handed bats, and because Devers has been stacking up production in stretches versus right-handed starters. That same preview pointed to Devers totaling 16 total bases over his last four games against right-handed pitching as a short-term indicator.

The projections in that preview were specific about what “hot” can look like in the market. Devers was presented with an Over 1.5 total bases line priced at +110, with the write-up tying the case to a claimed 61% rate of “multiple total bases” outcomes in comparable spots, plus an additional note that the rate rises to 67% on the road. The takeaway for a baseball-focused preview is simpler than any number: when Devers is driving the ball consistently, his plate appearances tend to create longer at-bat sequences and more leverage at-bats later in the game.

Beyond Devers, the same game preview also highlighted the Giants’ ability to keep the offense moving, and it did so by pointing to game-state context. It noted that 14 of the Giants’ past 20 games had gone over the listed total. That matters because props like hits-plus-RBI or total bases often correlate with whether the lineup is reaching baserunners early enough to turn singles into runs. If the Giants get ahead in the count and sustain innings, Taillon’s ability to mix fastballs and breaking balls becomes a stress test instead of a one-batter adjustment.

Chicago’s counterpoint in the prop market came through Ian Happ, who was listed with an Over 1.5 hits plus runs plus RBI priced at -115. The preview’s reasoning leaned on Happ’s splits versus right-handed pitching and on the idea that Chicago could benefit from the matchup layer between Happ and the Giants’ McDonald. The write-up claimed McDonald has allowed left-handed hitters to post a higher batting average on the season than right-handed batters, and it framed Happ as the type of hitter who can profit even if power is limited, by contributing when singles and extra bases stack together.

San Francisco’s other highlighted hitter was Jung Hoo Lee, presented with an Over 1.5 hits plus runs plus RBI at -110. In the preview, Lee’s form was treated as a driver, including an average of 3.7 in that hits-plus-RBI-plus-runs category over the prior 10 games and a claim that he cleared the line in 75% of his away games. In practical terms for what to watch early: Lee is a frequent table-setter who can turn Taillon’s first-inning approach into a bigger inning if the Cubs manage to put him on base and allow him to score through the next spots.

What to watch next is how quickly this game finds an offensive rhythm. If Taillon makes clean pitches and escapes without sustained damage, the “extra-base leaning” nature of the Devers total-bases market becomes harder to justify. If the Giants can pressure him with repeated baserunners, the props highlighted for the night align with the same baseball logic, innings that produce multiple baserunners also create multiple chances for runs. Either way, the matchup between McDonald and Happ is the hinge point for Chicago’s ability to respond when the Giants build momentum.