Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-105) Philadelphia (-115)

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (49-43) will take on the Chicago Cubs (35-57) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at -105 while the Phillies are opening at -115. The total has been set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Justin Steele and Kyle Gibson.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 21st in the league. They are sitting with 386 runs scored and have an OBP of .319. The Cubs have compiled 155 doubles as a squad and have knocked 88 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 362 runs batted in and 761 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .244. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .390 and have been rung up 822 times, while taking a walk on 307 occasions.

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The Cubs have an ERA of 4.58 over the course of the season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 809 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Cubs pitchers have allowed 122 long balls and 472 total runs (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 313 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a squad so far this year.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 96 times and also have had 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 28 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 52.8% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves so far this season and have not converted 17 of 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 130 base runners so far this year and 29.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Cubs have dispatched 314 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Cubs have turned 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,416 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 24th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,472 putouts on the campaign, as well as 832 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays.

Steele has thrown 139 innings and has earned 138 strikeouts so far in his career. Steele (7-10 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 608 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.20 (65 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.385. He has allowed 129 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 64 walks.

Philadelphia has recorded 120 home runs on the season to go along with 412 RBIs. They have tallied 147 doubles, while walking 282 times and recording 431 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .246 on the campaign. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .417 and they tally 4.68 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 782 instances (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 766 hits.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 369 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (335 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 84 long balls and they yield 4.07 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.214 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.03 (811 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 723.

With 84 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 50 holds and 10 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 33 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 91 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 133 inherited runners. They sit at 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have dispatched 301 relievers to the mound for the year.

Out of their 7,344 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Phillies have accrued 804 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 2,448 putouts on the campaign.

Gibson (84-86 career mark) has earned a 4.44 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and he has gone up against 6,154 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 708 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.378 and a FIP of 4.3. During his pro baseball career, Gibson has conceded 1,464 hits and he has 1,138 K's in 1,433 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-115)

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