Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (69-66) are welcoming the Chicago Cubs (71-62) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Javier Assad and Andrew Abbott.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have racked up 668 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .328. The Cubs have hit 215 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 158 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 641 RBI's as well as 1,138 hits this year, and their team batting average is .253. Chicago is slugging .416 and have been called out on strikes 1,170 times, while taking a walk on 464 occasions.

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The Cubs have compiled a team earned run average of 4.11 for the year (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,109 hitters. Cubs pitchers have allowed 145 home runs and also 591 runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 413 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a team on the year. Chicago has allowed 1,084 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 537 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 104 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 69 holds so far this year (15th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.7% and has entered the game in 111 save situations. They have 29 saves this year and have missed out on 12 out of their 41 save chances. The relievers have inherited 177 base runners this season and 28.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Cubs have dispatched 411 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 3,531 putouts this season, as well as 1,207 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 20th in baseball, and they have turned 114 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,593 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Assad has pitched in 116 innings and has tallied 90 strikeouts so far in his career. Assad (5-4 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 487 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.01 (39 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has surrendered 98 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 52 free passes.

Cincinnati has knocked in 154 home runs this season and 611 runs batted in. They have recorded 226 doubles, while getting a free base 456 times and scoring 641 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .247 so far this season. The Reds have a team slugging percentage of .410 and they are recording 4.75 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,262 instances (3rd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,128 base hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 668 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.70 (627 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 184 dingers and they yield 5.01 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.405 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,148 strikeouts against 500 walks). They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,186.

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 67 save opportunities and they have tallied 46 saves. They sit at 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.7%, and they have sent 491 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 202 times in high leverage situations and also on 184 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% of 259 inherited runners. Sitting with 149 save situations, the Reds have tallied 79 holds and 21 blown saves.

Out of their 10,803 innings on the field, the Reds have a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (22nd in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 106 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Reds have accrued 1,089 assists, 73 errors and have accounted for 3,601 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Abbott has allowed 74 base knocks while totaling 99 K's in 88 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 33 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and having a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and he has faced 365 hitters during his pro baseball career. Abbott (8-4 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.35 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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