Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 10, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (54-29) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (34-50) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Marcus Stroman and Julio Urias.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.4 runs/g, which ranks them 16th in MLB. They have 365 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .322. The Cubs have hit 144 doubles as a team and have hit 84 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 342 RBI's and 705 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .247. Chicago has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 739 times, while being walked on 287 occasions.

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Cubs pitchers have conceded 115 home runs and 430 runs in total (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 280 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.35 as a unit on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. The Cubs have a team ERA of 4.64 on the campaign (25th in MLB), and they have rung up 749 hitters.

The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 56.3% and has come into the game in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 110 base runners for the year with 29.1% of those players earned a run for their team. Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 82 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 283 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 28 holds on the campaign (29th in MLB). They have earned 18 saves on the year and have blown 14 of 32 save opportunities.

The Cubs have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,759 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,253 putouts thus far, as well as 744 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and have 73 double plays.

Stroman has taken the ball for 1,075 frames and is sitting with 898 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.71 (443 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.264. He has surrendered 1,060 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 300 free passes. Stroman (63-65 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 4,477 hitters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a team OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .251 for the season. They have struck out on 703 occasions (17th in MLB) and have recorded 705 hits. Los Angeles has recorded 107 home runs on the year to go along with 391 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .433 and they average 4.99 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 157 two-baggers, while walking 316 times as well as earning 414 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.077 in addition to having a FIP of 3.42 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 592. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 267 runs this season while having a team ERA of 2.91 (239 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 (739 strikeouts against 205 bases on balls). They have allowed 76 long balls and they allow 3.25 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.5% out of 78 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 69 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with runners on base. With 89 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 56 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save rate of 71.9%, and they have sent 287 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 32 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 68 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 704 assists, 38 errors and have 2,221 putouts this year. Out of their 6,663 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (3rd in professional baseball).

Urias (39-16 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.00 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.42 and he has faced 2,094 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 171 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.128 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. Thus far in his career, Urias has surrendered 429 base knocks and he has 510 K's in 512 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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