Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+115) Chicago (-135)

The Chicago White Sox (41-60) will play the Chicago Cubs (48-51) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Cubs at +115 while the White Sox are sitting at -135. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Hendricks and Michael Kopech.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have earned 479 runs and hold an OBP of .330. The Cubs have hit 150 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 109 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 463 RBI's in addition to 845 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .252. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 904 times, while taking a walk on 358 occasions.

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The Cubs have an ERA of 4.12 this season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 815 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 106 home runs in addition to 438 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 311 hitters and their FIP is 4.19 as a team so far this season. Chicago has conceded 809 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 401 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

The Cubs have dispatched 302 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 128 base runners this year with 30.5% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 15 saves on the season and have missed out on 9 of their 24 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 69 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 44 holds on the year (24th in baseball). Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 78 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 2,628 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 906 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and have earned 90 double plays. The Cubs have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,884 innings, which has them sitting 11th in baseball.

Hendricks has thrown 1,376 innings and has 1,121 punch outs in his career. Hendricks (90-65 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.82 while he has faced 5,634 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.45 (528 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.146. He has given up 1,274 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 304 walks.

The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .391 and they average 4.19 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have put up 170 two-baggers, while getting a free base 246 times and earning 423 runs. Chicago has knocked in 112 home runs this season as well as 410 runs batted in. They have struck out on 895 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned a total of 826 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .296 as well as a batting average of .239 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 499 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.59 (457 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 139 home runs and they allow 5.01 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.372 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (967 strikeouts vs 400 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 831.

With 93 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 51 holds and also 23 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 141 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 145 inherited base runners. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 43.9%, and they have sent 334 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 748 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 2,691 putouts so far this year. In 8,073 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (15th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kopech has allowed 230 base hits and he has 325 K's in 295 innings. He has allowed 126 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.253 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and he has gone up against 1,250 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Kopech (14-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.84 earned run average while allowing 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Cubs (+115)

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