Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) San Francisco (-175)

The Chicago Cubs (41-58) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Sunday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (49-51). The moneyline on this matchup has Chicago at +150 while San Francisco is opening at -175. The total is set at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Adrian Sampson and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in the league. They are sitting with 424 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Cubs have accumulated 174 doubles as a squad and have smacked 100 balls out of the park. They have amassed 397 RBI's in addition to 822 hits this year, while their team batting average is .245. Chicago has a slugging % of .397 and have been rung up 872 times, while being walked on 328 occasions.

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Cubs pitchers have allowed 127 home runs in addition to 489 total runs (25th in the league). They have walked 330 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.28 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Cubs have a team ERA of 4.34 for the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 864 hitters.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 33 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). The Cubs bullpen have a save percentage of 56.4% and has come into the game in 75 save situations. They have 22 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of their 39 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 134 base runners on the season and 28.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 335 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 2,661 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 902 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and have 86 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,983 innings, which ranks them 23rd in the majors.

Sampson has pitched in 227 frames and has accounted for 172 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.82 (122 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.375. He has given up 255 hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 58 walks. Sampson (7-15 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 5.40 while facing 987 hitters in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .235 so far this season. They have struck out on 872 instances (10th in MLB) and have recorded 782 base knocks. San Francisco has a total of 116 HRs this year to go along with 443 RBIs. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have put up 165 two-baggers, while getting a free base 365 times and notching 462 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.281 in addition to having a FIP of 3.51 as a team for the season. They rank 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 850. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 436 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.88 (381 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 (827 strikeouts vs 281 free passes). They have given up 82 dingers and they concede 4.44 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.6% of 128 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 106 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on. With 79 save situations, the Giants have accrued 43 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have sent 355 relievers onto the field on the season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves.

In 7,947 innings played, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (28th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 75 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 956 assists, 64 errors and have a tally of 2,649 putouts this season.

Rodon (50-44 career mark) has a 3.70 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 3,329 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 323 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Rodon has surrendered 691 base hits while totaling 858 K's in 785 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-175)

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