Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-120) Cincinnati (+100)

The Cincinnati Reds (44-67) will take on the Chicago Cubs (46-65) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at -120 while the Reds are at +100. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Adrian Sampson and Graham Ashcraft.

Chicago is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 982 times, while taking a walk on 357 occasions. They have 430 RBI's as well as 915 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .244. The Cubs have earned 184 doubles as a team and have hit 108 balls out of the park. They have tallied 458 runs and have an OBP of .318. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 21st in the league.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.28 so far this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 968 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 144 home runs in addition to 532 total runs (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 365 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team for the season.

The Cubs have dispatched 368 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 base runners on the campaign and 26.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have tallied 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 out of their 43 chances to get a save. The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save rate of 58.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 36 holds this season (29th in baseball). Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 109 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,913 innings on the field, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,971 putouts this season, as well as 998 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and have a total of 100 double plays.

Sampson has pitched in 237 innings and has racked up 182 punch outs so far in his career. Sampson (7-17 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.37 while he has gone up against 1,029 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.88 (129 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.372. He has allowed 266 base hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 60 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds have compiled a team OBP of .308 in addition to a batting average of .238 on the season. They have struck out on 991 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 875 base hits. Cincinnati is sitting with 104 long balls so far this season as well as 448 RBIs. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .375 and they earn 4.22 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have hit 170 doubles, while taking a walk 311 times as well as putting up 468 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.407 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a team over the course of the season. They sit at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 951. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 577 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.04 (545 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.32 (974 strikeouts vs 419 free passes). They have yielded 149 long balls and they yield 5.33 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 394 relievers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 101 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of their 174 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Reds have 45 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (13th in the majors). The Reds have 851 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 2,922 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,766 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Ashcraft has surrendered 86 base knocks and he has 52 K's in 80 innings pitched. Ashcraft (5-2 career record) has a 3.94 ERA and has allowed 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 35 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.313 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 347 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+100)

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