Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Chicago Cubs (73-87) are en route to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (61-99). The starting pitchers will be Adrian Sampson and Graham Ashcraft.

The Cubs have compiled 262 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 154 balls out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,426 times, while taking a walk on 497 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.0 runs per contest, which is 23rd in the league. They have accrued 603 runs batted in and 1,277 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .239. They have racked up 640 runs scored and hold an OBP of .311.

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The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.03 for the season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,364 hitters. They have walked 532 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a unit on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Cubs pitchers have given up 206 home runs and also 726 runs in total (21st in MLB).

The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 59.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 135 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 229 base runners on the year with 28.8% of them crossed home plate. Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 163 times in addition to having 184 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 521 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have accumulated 57 holds on the year (30th in the league). They have earned 44 saves so far this season and have missed out on 30 out of their 74 save chances.

The Chicago Cubs have a total of 4,280 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,442 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in MLB, and they have turned 138 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,840 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball.

Sampson has pitched in 290 innings and has earned 216 punch outs in his career. Sampson (11-19 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.10 while facing 1,238 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.44 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.345. He has allowed 315 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 75 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds have compiled a team on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,411 instances (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,251 base hits. Cincinnati has a total of 155 home runs over the course of the season and 614 runs batted in. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .373 and they tally 4.02 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have put up 233 doubles, while taking a walk 444 times and notching 643 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 798 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.81 (751 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 208 dingers and they give up 5.11 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.389 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a team on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 (1,392 strikeouts against 602 free passes). They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,350.

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.1% of 249 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 142 times in high leverage situations in addition to 163 occasions with base runners. With 114 save situations, the Reds have earned 60 holds and also 22 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 58.5%, and they have dispatched 565 relievers to the mound so far this season. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 53 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves.

In their 12,648 innings on the field, the Reds have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (23rd in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Reds have 1,281 assists, 79 errors and are sitting with 4,216 putouts this season.

Ashcraft (5-5 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.52 earned run average and has conceded 10.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.68 and he has faced 439 opposing hitters in his career. He has conceded 50 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.405 and a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Ashcraft has allowed 115 hits while accumulating 67 K's in 99 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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