Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-170) Colorado (+142)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (51-91) will compete against the Chicago Cubs (77-67) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Cubs at -170 and the Rockies are priced at +142. The total is set at 12. The men taking the mound will be Javier Assad and Chris Flexen.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have earned a total of 725 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. The Cubs have compiled 236 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 173 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 698 runs batted in in addition to 1,233 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .253. Chicago has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 1,252 times, while being walked on 500 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cubs pitchers have conceded 156 home runs in addition to 627 runs in total (14th in MLB). Chicago has given up 1,173 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 568 earned runs. The Cubs have a team earned run average of 4.01 on the year (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,205 hitters. They have walked 440 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.13 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Cubs have sent 444 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 193 base runners for the season with 28.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 45 chances to save the game. The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 68.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 122 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 76 holds for the year (14th in the league). Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 116 times and also have had 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 3,829 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,317 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which ranks 19th in MLB, and have earned 124 double plays. The Cubs have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,487 innings, which has them sitting 10th in the majors.

Assad (5-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.47 and he has faced 537 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 112 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 54 walks. His earned run average is 2.91 (42 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.277. Assad has thrown 130 innings and has earned 97 punch outs during his career.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they are earning 4.39 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have notched 266 doubles, while getting a free base 388 times as well as notching 623 runs. Colorado is sitting with 137 home runs so far this year and 593 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,346 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,189 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have tallied a team OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this season.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.536 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.27 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.10 (978 strikeouts against 504 bases on balls). They come in at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,396. They have conceded 210 homers and they concede 6.15 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 845 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.70 (783 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. They rank 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 48.2%, and they have dispatched 474 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 139 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.4% out of their 229 inherited base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 50 holds and 29 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 151 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Rockies have 1,337 assists, 75 errors and have earned 3,712 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 11,136 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (29th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Flexen has allowed 516 hits while he has accumulated 329 punch outs in 466 innings pitched. Flexen (26-33 career record) has earned a 4.94 ERA while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 256 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.487 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 and he has gone up against 2,048 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+142)

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