Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+100) Chicago (-120)

The Chicago Cubs (62-82) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (62-82) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at +100 and Chicago is coming in at -120. The total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Ryan Feltner and Javier Assad.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They have earned a total of 641 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Rockies have tallied 253 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 133 baseballs out of the park. They have 612 runs batted in and 1,265 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .257. Colorado has a slugging % of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,148 times, while being walked on 406 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have conceded 166 home runs and 776 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 483 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.05 so far this season (29th in the league), and they have struck out 1,028 batters.

The Rockies have dispatched 441 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 194 base runners on the year and 34.5% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 38 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 18 of their 56 chances to get a save. The Rockies bullpen have a save rate of 67.9% and has come into the game in 113 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 57 holds so far this year (26th in the league). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 119 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,802 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,450 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which ranks 25th in professional baseball, and have 144 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 11,406 innings, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Feltner has taken the ball for 81 frames and has racked up 74 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Feltner (2-9 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.29 and he has faced 367 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 6.53 (59 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.512. He has given up 90 base knocks (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 33 walks.

The Chicago Cubs hold an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .241 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 1,276 instances (6th in the league) and have accounted for 1,169 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 145 home runs for the season as well as 553 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they are earning 4.06 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have recorded 234 two-baggers, while taking a walk 444 times as well as earning 585 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.327 with a FIP of 4.45 as a staff this year. They sit at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,221. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 680 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (603 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 (1,223 strikeouts against 484 walks). They have given up 194 homers and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 50 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the game in 65 save opportunities and they have tallied 36 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 170 times in high leverage situations and on 151 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of 207 inherited base runners. They are ranked 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.4%, and they have dispatched 478 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 127 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in baseball). The Cubs have accrued 1,310 assists, 85 errors and have a tally of 3,857 putouts for the year. In their 11,571 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (17th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Assad has given up 20 base knocks and he has 18 K's in 21 innings. He has conceded a total of 6 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.406 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and he has gone up against 93 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Assad (1-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.53 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-120)

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