Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+110) Chicago (-130)

The Chicago Cubs (76-66) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-68) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +110 while Chicago is coming in at -130. The total is 9. The starting pitchers are Brandon Pfaadt and Kyle Hendricks.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in MLB. They have 664 runs while having a team OBP of .323. The Diamondbacks have hit 247 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 156 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 628 RBI's and 1,205 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .252. Arizona has a slugging rate of .418 and have been called out on strikes 1,108 times, while taking a walk on 466 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 172 home runs and 677 runs in total (20th in baseball). Arizona has yielded 1,213 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 639 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.57 so far this season (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,177 batters. They have walked 458 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.36 as a unit so far this season.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 474 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 209 base runners on the year with 30.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 41 saves for the season and have blown 25 out of their 66 chances to save the game. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 62.1% and has entered the game in 137 save situations. The relievers have notched 69 holds this year (20th in MLB). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 145 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,316 innings, which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 3,772 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,225 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .991 which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 118 double plays.

Pfaadt (1-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.48 and he has gone up against 331 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 85 base knocks (10.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 24 walks. His earned run average is 6.27 (52 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.460. Pfaadt has thrown 74 frames and has 68 punch outs so far in his career.

Chicago has hit 170 long balls for the year to go along with 691 RBIs. They have hit 234 doubles, while walking 493 times and notching 718 runs. The Chicago Cubs have recorded an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .253 on the year. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .418 and they are recording 5.06 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,240 occasions (12th in MLB) and have tallied 1,216 hits.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the season. They sit at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,156. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 622 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.04 (564 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,190 strikeouts against 434 bases on balls). They have given up 156 dingers and they give up 4.45 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

With 118 save situations, the Cubs have compiled 73 holds and 14 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relievers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of their 191 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 437 relievers to the mound so far this season.

In 11,316 innings on the field, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (10th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 122 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Cubs have 1,298 assists, 79 errors and are sitting with 3,772 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Hendricks has allowed 1,328 hits while he has accumulated 1,158 strikeouts in 1,428 frames. He has allowed a total of 552 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.150 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 5,854 batters so far in his career. Hendricks (92-68 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.48 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-130)

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