Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-110) Chicago (-110)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (30-46) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (43-33) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Red Sox at -110 and the Cubs are priced at -110. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Rich Hill and Alec Mills.

The Red Sox have compiled 180 doubles as a squad and have hit 73 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 596 times, while drawing a walk on 233 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in MLB. They have accounted for 352 runs batted in in addition to 685 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .261. They have accounted for 364 runs while having a team OBP of .326.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.63 this season (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 644 batters. They have walked 220 batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.20. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and 304 total runs (7th in the league).

The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 51.5% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. The relievers have inherited 121 runners on the year and 33.9% of those players crossed home plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 84 times and also have had 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have earned 55 holds on the campaign (2nd in the league). They have accumulated 17 saves this year and have blown 16 of 33 save opportunities.

The Red Sox have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,114 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,038 putouts thus far, as well as 649 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 63 double plays.

Hill has pitched in 1,200 innings and has accounted for 1,240 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.82 (509 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.223. He has given up 1,005 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 464 walks. Hill (78-56 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 5,029 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .401 and they average 4.42 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 131 doubles, while walking 259 times and scoring 336 runs. Chicago has knocked in 77 home runs so far this year as well as 316 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 660 occasions (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 648 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have earned a team on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .250 on the campaign.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.359 in addition to having a FIP of 4.43 as a team on the year. They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 667. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 402 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.85 (365 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 (671 strikeouts against 253 bases on balls). They have allowed 106 home runs and they surrender 5.34 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 99 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 73 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 22 holds and also 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 252 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 27 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Cubs have accrued 678 assists, 45 errors and have a total of 2,032 putouts this year. Out of their 6,096 innings on the diamond, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (24th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Mills has surrendered 262 base knocks while he has tallied 212 strikeouts in 256 frames. Mills (12-14 career mark) has earned a 4.96 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 141 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.332 and having a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.68 and he has gone up against 1,093 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-110)

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