Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+115) Philadelphia (-135)

The Chicago Cubs (35-57) are headed to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (49-43). The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at +115 while the Phillies are priced at -135. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Marcus Stroman and Zack Wheeler.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have accounted for 386 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Cubs have hit 155 doubles as a team and have knocked 88 balls out of the park. They have accrued 362 runs batted in and 761 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. Chicago is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 822 times, while taking a walk on 307 occasions.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.58 on the year (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 809 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Cubs pitchers have yielded 122 long balls and also 472 runs (26th in MLB). They have walked 313 batters and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a team so far this year.

Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 96 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds this year (29th in the league). The Cubs bullpen have earned a save percentage of 52.8% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have earned 19 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 17 of their 36 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 130 base runners on the year and 29.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 314 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 2,472 putouts this year, in addition to 832 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 28th in baseball, and have a total of 81 double plays. The Cubs have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 7,416 innings, which ranks them 24th in pro baseball.

Stroman has taken the mound for 1,084 innings and has accounted for 907 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.69 (444 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.260. He has surrendered 1,063 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 303 walks. Stroman (63-65 career record) holds a FIP of 3.63 while facing 4,509 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .246 for the year. They have been rung up on 782 instances (17th in MLB) and are sitting with 766 base knocks. Philadelphia has tallied 120 home runs this season as well as 412 RBIs. The Phillies have a team SLG% of .417 and they are recording 4.68 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have recorded 147 doubles, while taking a walk 282 times and scoring 431 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 369 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.69 (335 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 84 HR's and they relinquish 4.07 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.214 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.60 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.03 (811 strikeouts vs 268 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 723.

Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 69.7%, and they have sent 301 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 91 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of 133 inherited runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Phillies have 50 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 804 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,448 putouts this season. In 7,344 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in professional baseball).

Wheeler (70-55 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.45 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 4,724 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 435 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his career, Wheeler has given up 1,022 hits and he has 1,134 strikeouts in 1,133 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+115)

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