Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Chicago Cubs (26-44) are en route to Busch Stadium on Saturday where they will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (40-32). The starting pitchers are Alec Mills and Miles Mikolas.

Chicago is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 609 times, while being walked on 238 occasions. They have accumulated 278 runs batted in as well as 580 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .244. The Cubs have tallied 114 doubles as a squad and have hit 69 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 298 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 19th in MLB.

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The Cubs have a team ERA of 4.91 so far this year (26th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 609 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Cubs pitchers have conceded 99 home runs and 377 runs in total (27th in the league). They have walked 238 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.51 as a team on the season.

The Cubs relievers have earned a save rate of 53.8% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 88 runners so far this season and 33.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 65 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 233 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have a total of 20 holds on the campaign (29th in baseball). They have tallied 14 saves for the season and have missed out on 12 of their 26 save chances.

The Cubs have converted 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,610 innings, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 1,870 putouts thus far, as well as 633 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 21st in baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Mills has thrown 253 innings and has accumulated 211 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Mills (12-14 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has gone up against 1,078 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.83 (136 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.318. He has given up 256 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 78 free passes.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a batting average of .254 this season. They have struck out on 547 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned 625 base hits. St. Louis has knocked in 76 long balls for the season and 329 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .404 and they tally 4.81 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have recorded 124 two-baggers, while walking 229 times as well as scoring 346 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.283 with a FIP of 4.23 as a team for the season. They rank 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 581. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 284 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (271 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.22 (521 strikeouts against 235 walks). They have given up 72 dingers and they yield 4.02 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 23 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball with a save rate of 73.9%, and they have sent 212 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.2% of 109 inherited base runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 31 holds and 6 blown saves.

Out of their 5,730 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (10th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 74 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 749 assists, 29 errors and have 1,910 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Mikolas has surrendered 586 hits while he has totaled 452 strikeouts in 609 innings pitched. Mikolas (38-32 career record) has earned a 3.68 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 249 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.165 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.65 and he has gone up against 2,515 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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