Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

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

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (56-54) will play the Atlanta Braves (70-37) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Atlanta at -130 and Chicago is coming in at +110. The total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Charlie Morton and Justin Steele.

Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .499 and have been rung up 868 times, while drawing a walk on 357 occasions. They have compiled 589 RBI's as well as 983 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .270. The Braves have compiled 182 doubles as a team and have hit 209 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 609 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Braves pitchers have relinquished 115 home runs and 442 runs in total (3rd in the league). Atlanta has yielded 872 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 403 earned runs. The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.81 over the course of the season (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,001 batters. They have walked 333 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad this year.

The Braves have sent 356 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners on the season and 28.1% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 35 saves so far this season and have missed out on 19 out of their 54 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 64.8% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have 74 holds for the season (2nd in MLB). Braves pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 91 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have 2,856 putouts on the year, as well as 895 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 94 double plays. The Braves have transformed 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,568 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in baseball.

Morton has taken the hill for 1,916 innings and has totaled 1,825 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.01 (853 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.302. He has surrendered 1,803 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 693 walks. Morton (126-110 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 8,206 hitters in the majors.

The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .420 and they average 5.09 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 180 doubles, while getting a free base 395 times as well as putting up 560 runs. Chicago has hit 132 home runs so far this year and 538 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 997 instances (9th in MLB) and have 961 base knocks. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for a team OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .257 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 489 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.11 (445 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 121 dingers and they concede 4.52 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (907 strikeouts vs 340 walks). They rank 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 899.

Sitting with 80 save situations, the Cubs have 51 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have recorded 19 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of their 140 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 335 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In 8,766 innings on the field, the Cubs have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (9th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 1,013 assists, 57 errors and have notched a total of 2,922 putouts on the campaign.

Steele (20-14 record in his career) has earned a 3.18 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 1,235 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Steele has surrendered 268 hits while accumulating 291 punch outs in 291 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-130)

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