Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+145) Chicago (-170)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (61-82) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (62-81) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at +145 and Chicago is sitting at -170. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Jose Urena and Marcus Stroman.

The Rockies have accrued 253 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 132 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,141 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 12th in MLB. They have recorded 611 RBI's in addition to 1,261 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .258. They have 640 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.07 for the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,022 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 481 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Rockies pitchers have allowed 165 home runs and 774 runs in total (30th in MLB).

The Rockies have dispatched 440 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 194 runners so far this year and 34.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have 38 saves so far this year and have missed out on 18 of their 56 chances to save the game. The Rockies bullpen have compiled a save rate of 67.9% and has come into the game in 113 save situations. The bullpen have 57 holds on the year (26th in the league). Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 119 times and also have had 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,778 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,441 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and have accumulated 143 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,334 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 30th in pro baseball.

Urena has taken the hill for 772 frames and is sitting with 516 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Urena (39-60 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.80 and he has gone up against 3,349 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.87 (418 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.403. He has surrendered 797 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 286 walks.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled a team OBP of .312 and a batting average of .241 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,270 occasions (6th in MLB) and have 1,162 base knocks. Chicago has 144 home runs for the season to go along with 551 runs batted in. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .391 and they score 4.08 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have 233 doubles, while getting a free base 442 times and earning 583 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 679 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.25 (602 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 193 homers and they give up 4.79 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.331 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 (1,216 strikeouts against 482 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 21st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,217.

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 64 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 54.7%, and they have sent 476 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 168 times in high leverage situations in addition to 151 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.9% of 207 inherited base runners. With 117 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 49 holds and also 29 blown saves.

In 11,490 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (17th in professional baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 126 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 1,295 assists, 85 errors and have accounted for 3,830 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Stroman has surrendered 1,119 hits while he has earned 947 K's in 1,141 innings pitched. Stroman (64-67 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.66 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 464 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.98 and he has faced 4,746 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-170)

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