Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO
TV: Bally Sports Midwest
Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+155) St. Louis (-180)
Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (54-48) will play the Chicago Cubs (41-60) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at +155 and the Cardinals are opening at -180. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Justin Steele and Miles Mikolas.
Chicago has a slugging % of .393 and have been called out on strikes 894 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. They have tallied 401 runs batted in and 836 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .244. The Cubs have tallied 175 doubles as a unit and have hit 100 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 428 runs and have an OBP of .318. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in baseball.
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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 4.36 for the year (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 885 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 129 home runs and 498 runs (25th in the league). They have walked 337 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a team so far this year.
Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 103 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 33 holds this season (29th in baseball). The Cubs bullpen have earned a save rate of 56.4% and has come into the game in 75 save situations. They have earned 22 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of their 39 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 138 runners on the season and 27.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 341 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.
The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 2,610 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 885 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Cubs have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,830 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in the majors.
Steele (8-11 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 650 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 138 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 69 walks. His earned run average is 4.01 (66 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.399. Steele has pitched in 148 frames and has tallied 146 K's thus far in his career.
The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .407 and they earn 4.62 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have notched 173 two-baggers, while getting a free base 323 times and scoring 471 runs. St. Louis has a total of 113 HRs on the campaign to go along with 450 RBIs. They have struck out on 803 instances (24th in MLB) and have a total of 872 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals hold a team OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .251 on the campaign.
The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.265 with a FIP of 4.14 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.37 (745 strikeouts against 314 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 825. They have allowed 103 homers and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 404 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.84 (384 earned runs allowed).
St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of their 158 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. With 80 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 44 holds and 13 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in MLB with a save rate of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 300 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 36 save chances and they have earned 23 saves.
In 7,791 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have 1,026 assists, 41 errors and have 2,597 putouts for the year.
In his MLB career, Mikolas has conceded 623 hits and he has 483 punch outs in 653 innings. Mikolas (41-35 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.65 ERA and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 265 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has gone up against 2,686 batters during his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-180)
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