Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, September 11, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-166) Colorado (+140)

The Chicago Cubs (76-67) are en route to Coors Field on Monday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (51-90). The line on this matchup has the Cubs at -166 while the Rockies are coming in at +140. The total comes in at 11.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Wicks and Kyle Freeland.

Chicago is slugging .416 and have been called out on strikes 1,247 times, while drawing a walk on 498 occasions. They have compiled 693 RBI's in addition to 1,224 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .253. The Cubs have accumulated 235 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 170 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 720 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 156 home runs and 625 runs in total (14th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 1,164 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 566 earned runs. The Cubs have an earned run average of 4.02 so far this year (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,199 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 437 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a team on the year.

The Cubs have dispatched 440 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 191 base runners on the campaign and 28.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 30 saves for the year and have blown 14 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relievers have racked up 73 holds for the year (17th in the league). Cubs pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 115 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,406 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 3,802 putouts this season, in addition to 1,311 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 20th in MLB, and have accumulated 123 double plays.

Wicks has thrown 211 frames and has accounted for 278 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.56 (107 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.318. He has allowed 190 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 88 walks. Wicks (8-19 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.34 while he has gone up against 914 batters during his time in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have compiled an OBP of .309 and a batting average of .248 for the year. They have struck out on 1,334 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 1,183 base knocks. Colorado has a total of 137 home runs on the year and 590 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.40 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have put up 264 two-baggers, while walking 388 times as well as recording 620 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.534 in addition to having a FIP of 5.25 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.10 (973 strikeouts against 500 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,385. They have allowed 207 homers and they concede 6.14 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 839 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.69 (777 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Rockies have 50 holds and also 29 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the contest in 56 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves. Their relievers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 139 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.4% of 229 inherited base runners. They are ranked 27th in baseball holding a save percentage of 48.2%, and they have sent 471 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

In 11,064 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.1% (29th in professional baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 150 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 1,327 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 3,688 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Freeland has given up 216 base knocks while he has totaled 129 K's in 177 innings pitched. Freeland (6-13 career mark) has earned a 6.34 earned run average while conceding 11.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 125 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.579 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and he has gone up against 801 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+140)

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