Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) San Francisco (-130)

The San Francisco Giants (49-50) will play the Chicago Cubs (40-58) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Cubs at +110 and the Giants are priced at -130. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Drew Smyly and Jakob Junis.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in MLB. They have racked up 420 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Cubs have accumulated 173 two-baggers as a team and have hit 99 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 394 RBI's and 816 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. Chicago is slugging .398 and have struck out 858 times, while taking a walk on 324 occasions.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.37 on the campaign (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 858 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 126 home runs and also 487 runs (25th in baseball). They have walked 327 hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a unit so far this season.

Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 101 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 31 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have earned 22 saves this year and have blown 17 out of their 39 save chances. The relievers have inherited 134 runners on the season with 28.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 332 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 2,634 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 893 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 26th in the majors, and they have twisted 86 double plays. The Cubs have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,902 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in professional baseball.

Smyly (49-44 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 3,756 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 860 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 278 walks. His ERA is 4.17 (413 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.275. Smyly has pitched in 892 innings and has tallied 874 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .393 and they are earning 4.65 runs per game (7th in the league). They have notched 160 doubles, while getting a free base 362 times and racking up 460 runs. San Francisco has recorded 115 home runs for the season to go along with 441 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 866 occasions (8th in baseball) and have accounted for 769 hits. The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .234 for the season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 432 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.89 (378 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 81 HR's and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.283 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.52 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 (813 strikeouts against 277 free passes). They rank 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 844.

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.6% out of 125 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and on 84 occasions with runners on base. With 79 save situations, the Giants have compiled 43 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have dispatched 351 relievers onto the field so far this season. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have earned 20 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in the majors). The Giants have accrued 947 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 2,622 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,866 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Junis has allowed 597 hits while he has earned 512 punch outs in 569 frames. He has allowed 294 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.30 and he has faced 2,448 hitters so far in his MLB career. Junis (33-37 career mark) has earned a 4.64 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-130)

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