Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

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

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (44-67) will take on the Chicago Cubs (46-65) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -110 and Cincinnati is priced at -110. The total has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Keegan Thompson and Justin Dunn.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. They have 458 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Cubs have hit 184 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 108 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 430 RBI's as well as 915 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .244. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 982 times, while drawing a walk on 357 occasions.

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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 4.28 this year (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 968 hitters. They have walked 365 batters and their FIP is 4.31 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Cubs pitchers have allowed 144 home runs and also 532 runs (24th in MLB).

Cubs pitchers have entered the game with players on base 109 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 36 holds so far this season (29th in the league). The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 58.1% and stepped onto the hill in 82 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 out of their 43 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 base runners so far this year with 26.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have sent 368 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Cubs have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,913 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in the majors. The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 2,971 putouts so far this season, as well as 998 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 25th in baseball, and they have twisted 100 double plays.

Thompson (12-8 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.43 while he has faced 657 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 140 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 free passes. His earned run average is 3.37 (57 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.326. Thompson has taken the hill for 152 innings and has earned 141 K's during his MLB career.

Cincinnati has a total of 104 long balls so far this year to go along with 448 RBIs. They have tallied 170 doubles, while walking 311 times as well as scoring 468 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned a team on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .238 so far this year. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .375 and they tally 4.22 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have been rung up on 991 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned a total of 875 hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 4.63 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (974 strikeouts against 419 free passes). They are sitting at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 951. They have conceded 149 dingers and they relinquish 5.33 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 577 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.04 (545 earned runs relinquished).

Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 39 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 394 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of their 174 inherited base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 45 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 70 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 851 assists, 56 errors and have a total of 2,922 putouts for the season. In their 8,766 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (24th in baseball).

In his career, Dunn has allowed 75 base hits while he has tallied 94 strikeouts in 107 innings. Dunn (5-5 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.02 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 48 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.360 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.32 and he has faced 468 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-110)

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