Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Los Angeles (-175)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (52-29) will play the Chicago Cubs (34-48) on Friday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +150 and Los Angeles is sitting at -175. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Keegan Thompson and Tyler Anderson.

The Cubs have tallied 142 doubles as a team and have hit 82 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 727 times, while taking a walk on 286 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have amassed 336 RBI's as well as 694 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .248. They have accounted for 359 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.66 over the course of the season (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 732 batters. They have walked 275 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.66 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Cubs pitchers have given up 110 home runs and also 421 total runs (26th in the league).

The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 58.1% and has come into the game in 59 save situations. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners on the season with 29.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cubs pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 79 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 275 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers are sitting with 25 holds for the year (29th in MLB). They have recorded 18 saves so far this year and have blown 13 of 31 chances to save the game.

The Cubs have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,606 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in the majors. The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,202 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 732 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays.

Thompson has taken the ball for 124 innings and is sitting with 121 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.39 (47 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.340. He has given up 112 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 55 walks. Thompson (10-6 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.38 while he has gone up against 537 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has recorded 102 HRs so far this year as well as 383 runs batted in. They have tallied 154 doubles, while getting a free base 311 times and notching 405 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .330 in addition to a batting average of .253 on the season. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .431 and they average 5.00 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have struck out on 686 occasions (18th in baseball) and have earned 693 hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.089 and have a FIP of 3.43 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 581. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 261 runs for the year while having an ERA of 2.91 (233 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.56 (727 strikeouts vs 204 free passes). They have conceded 74 homers and they relinquish 3.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

With 85 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 53 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.3% of 76 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.0%, and they have sent 280 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 6,492 innings played, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (3rd in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 68 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 678 assists, 38 errors and have notched a total of 2,164 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Anderson has allowed 707 hits while he has tallied 615 punch outs in 708 innings pitched. Anderson (38-39 mark in his career) has earned a 4.44 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 349 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and he has faced 2,985 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-175)

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