Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (56-78) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (53-79) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Minor and Javier Assad.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .381 and have been called out on strikes 1,169 times, while drawing a walk on 370 occasions. They have 541 runs batted in and 1,065 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .242. The Reds have earned 197 doubles as a team and have knocked 130 balls out of the park. They have a total of 565 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in baseball.

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Reds pitchers have conceded 178 home runs and 674 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 491 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.62 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.34 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.92 on the season (28th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,149 batters.

Reds pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 139 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 51 holds this season (27th in the league). The Reds bullpen have compiled a save rate of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. They have 25 saves on the season and have blown 20 of their 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 211 runners over the course of the season and 35.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 474 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 3,485 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,037 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 12th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 88 double plays. The Reds have transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,455 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in the majors.

Minor (82-88 career record) holds a FIP of 4.14 and he has gone up against 5,834 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,328 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 407 free passes. His ERA is 4.22 (655 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.243. Minor has taken the ball for 1,395 innings and has earned 1,264 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Chicago has hit 134 home runs on the year as well as 516 runs batted in. They have hit 222 two-baggers, while taking a walk 417 times and putting up 547 runs. The Chicago Cubs have earned an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .240 so far this season. The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .388 and they score 4.08 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have struck out on 1,174 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 1,087 hits.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.342 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a team this season. They are sitting at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,151. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 648 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.33 (575 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.52 (1,141 strikeouts vs 453 walks). They have allowed 180 dingers and they concede 4.88 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.2% of 189 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 161 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 47 holds and 27 blown saves. They rank 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 54.2%, and they have dispatched 450 relievers to the hill on the year. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 59 save chances and they have walked away with 32 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 118 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in pro baseball). The Cubs have 1,218 assists, 81 errors and have accounted for 3,587 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,761 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Assad has conceded 10 base knocks while earning 6 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched. Assad (0-0 career record) is the owner of a 0.90 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 1 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.600 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.00 and he has gone up against 46 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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