Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

The Baltimore Orioles (23-33) will compete against the Chicago Cubs (23-32) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -110 while Baltimore is coming in at -110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Keegan Thompson and Kyle Bradish.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 11th in baseball. They are sitting with 245 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .323. The Cubs have accumulated 97 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 55 balls out of the park. They have tallied 226 RBI's and 452 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .244. Chicago is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 480 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions.

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The Cubs have a team earned run average of 4.31 so far this season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 476 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 179 opposing players and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit on the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Cubs pitchers have conceded 67 long balls in addition to 258 runs in total (25th in MLB).

The Cubs have sent 183 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 68 base runners for the year and 29.4% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 13 saves this year and have blown 10 out of their 23 save opportunities. The Cubs relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.5% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 17 holds so far this season (29th in the league). Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 49 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,404 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 21st in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 1,468 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 514 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 51 double plays.

Thompson has pitched in 98 frames and has 93 punch outs during his MLB career. Thompson (9-3 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.40 and he has gone up against 420 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.74 (30 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has given up 83 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 45 free passes.

Baltimore has tallied 51 home runs this year to go along with 203 RBIs. They have recorded 88 two-baggers, while getting a free base 160 times as well as putting up 215 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .297 as well as a batting average of .227 so far this year. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .362 and they are recording 3.84 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 502 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 431 hits.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.321 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.38 (399 strikeouts against 168 bases on balls). They sit at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 490. They have given up 59 homers and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 255 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (227 earned runs surrendered).

Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 197 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 69 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% of 122 inherited runners. With 38 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 22 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Orioles have racked up 565 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 1,495 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,485 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Bradish has given up 40 base hits while earning 35 K's in 33 innings pitched. Bradish (1-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 6.82 earned run average and has allowed 10.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 25 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.545 and having a FIP of 5.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.18 and he has gone up against 144 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-110)

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