Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+135) Milwaukee (-155)

The Milwaukee Brewers (65-58) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (54-70) at American Family Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +135 while Milwaukee is priced at -155. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Drew Smyly and Brandon Woodruff.

Chicago is slugging .391 and have struck out 1,096 times, while drawing a walk on 392 occasions. They have earned 488 RBI's as well as 1,019 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .241. The Cubs have tallied 207 two-baggers as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. They have 518 runs while holding a team OBP of .313. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in MLB.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.23 for the year (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,086 batters. They have walked 414 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 162 long balls and 596 runs in total (24th in MLB).

The Cubs relievers have earned a save percentage of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 103 save situations. The relievers have inherited 177 runners on the season with 31.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Cubs pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 130 times as well as having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 418 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers are sitting with 45 holds this season (29th in baseball). They have recorded 30 saves so far this year and have missed out on 24 out of their 54 save opportunities.

The Cubs have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,065 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned 3,355 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,130 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 112 double plays.

Smyly has taken the hill for 920 innings and has earned 902 strikeouts thus far in his career. Smyly (51-46 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 3,870 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.12 (421 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. He has surrendered 884 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 285 free passes.

The Brewers have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they are recording 4.51 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have put up 181 doubles, while getting a free base 437 times as well as putting up 555 runs. Milwaukee has compiled 171 long balls so far this year as well as 542 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,101 occasions (5th in the league) and have tallied 960 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this year.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.247 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 (1,157 strikeouts against 405 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 959. They have given up 144 homers and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 532 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.91 (475 earned runs conceded).

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% out of their 138 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 160 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. With 142 save situations, the Brewers have 80 holds and 20 blown saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save rate of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 407 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 62 save chances and they have walked away with 42 saves.

In 9,852 innings on the diamond, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (17th in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 1,053 assists, 65 errors and have earned a total of 3,284 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Woodruff has given up 460 base hits while he has earned 646 K's in 562 frames. He has allowed 205 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.084 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.31 and he has faced 2,277 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Woodruff (37-24 career record) has earned a 3.28 ERA and has given up 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+135)

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