Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-125) Baltimore (+105)

The Baltimore Orioles (23-33) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (23-32) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at -125 while the Orioles are coming in at +105. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Marcus Stroman and Jordan Lyles.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 245 runs and have an OBP of .323. The Cubs have hit 97 doubles as a squad and have smacked 55 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 226 RBI's as well as 452 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .244. Chicago has a slugging rate of .396 and have been called out on strikes 480 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions.

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The Cubs have an earned run average of 4.31 over the course of the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 476 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.66 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Cubs pitchers have yielded 67 long balls and 258 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 179 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit on the campaign.

The Cubs have sent 183 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 68 base runners over the course of the season and 29.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 13 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 out of their 23 save opportunities. The Cubs relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 56.5% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 17 holds on the year (29th in MLB). Cubs bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 49 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have transformed 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,404 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 1,468 putouts thus far, in addition to 514 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 16th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 51 double plays.

Stroman has taken the mound for 1,075 frames and has tallied 898 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.71 (443 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.264. He has conceded 1,060 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 300 walks. Stroman (63-65 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 4,477 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .362 and they are scoring 3.84 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have recorded 88 two-baggers, while taking a walk 160 times and putting up 215 runs. Baltimore has hit 51 home runs so far this season and 203 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 502 occasions (4th in MLB) and have tallied 431 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a team OBP of .297 and a team batting average of .227 so far this season.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (399 strikeouts against 168 free passes). They come in at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 490. They have conceded 59 homers and they relinquish 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 255 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.10 (227 earned runs conceded).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. They sit at 14th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 197 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 69 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of their 122 inherited base runners. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 565 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 1,495 putouts during this campaign. In their 4,485 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Lyles has surrendered 1,325 base hits while he has totaled 932 K's in 1,209 innings pitched. He has given up 695 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.437 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and he has faced 5,317 hitters during his career. Lyles (57-83 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.17 ERA while allowing 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-125)

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