Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+110) Chicago (-130)

The Chicago Cubs (34-52) host the Baltimore Orioles (43-44) at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Baltimore at +110 and Chicago opens at -130. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Jordan Lyles and Adrian Sampson.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB. They have racked up 360 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Orioles have accumulated 157 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 87 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 340 RBI's in addition to 678 hits on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .231. Baltimore is slugging .382 and have struck out 779 times, while drawing a walk on 243 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team ERA of 3.96 on the season (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 638 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs in addition to 374 runs in total (20th in the league). They have walked 244 opposing players and their FIP is 4.10 as a team on the year.

The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 71.9% and has entered the game in 83 save situations. The relievers have inherited 164 base runners for the season with 30.5% of those runners ended up scoring. Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 114 times and also have had 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have notched 49 holds on the year (13th in baseball). They have recorded 23 saves so far this year and have not converted 9 of 32 save chances.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 2,306 putouts this year, as well as 815 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 25th in the majors, and they have turned 75 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,918 innings, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball.

Lyles (59-86 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.67 and he has gone up against 5,473 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,358 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 425 walks. His ERA is 5.15 (713 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.432. Lyles has taken the ball for 1,245 innings and has tallied 959 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Cubs have a team slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have 149 doubles, while getting a free base 292 times and putting up 376 runs. Chicago has recorded 87 home runs for the season and 352 runs batted in. They have struck out on 761 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 718 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have tallied a team OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .246 on the season.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.348 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a squad on the year. They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 746. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 445 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.67 (398 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 (762 strikeouts against 288 free passes). They have allowed 117 home runs and they concede 5.22 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 28 holds and 17 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of 116 inherited runners. They rank 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 292 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

In their 6,903 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in MLB). The Cubs have recorded 762 assists, 54 errors and have a tally of 2,301 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Sampson has surrendered 237 base knocks and he has 165 K's in 210 frames. Sampson (7-14 career record) has earned a 4.93 ERA and has given up 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 115 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.376 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and he has faced 910 batters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+110)

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