Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-115) Detroit (-105)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (57-68) will take on the Chicago Cubs (65-59) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Chicago at -115 and Detroit is priced at -105. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jameson Taillon and Tarik Skubal.

The Cubs have recorded 197 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 152 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,108 times, while drawing a walk on 442 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 5.0 runs per outing, which is 5th in baseball. They have recorded 598 RBI's and 1,068 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .254. They have racked up 624 runs and hold an OBP of .331.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have yielded 138 home runs and 558 runs in total (16th in the league). Chicago has conceded 1,023 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 508 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.17 this year (15th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,019 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 383 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a team so far this season.

The Cubs have sent 386 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 base runners so far this season and 28.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 25 saves on the season and have missed out on 11 out of their 36 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save rate of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 101 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 64 holds this year (17th in the league). Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 97 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,873 innings, which ranks them 10th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 3,291 putouts this year, in addition to 1,133 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 107 double plays.

Taillon has pitched in 897 innings and has accumulated 804 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.05 (404 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.232. He has given up 881 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 225 free passes. Taillon (58-43 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 3,753 hitters in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .300 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,113 occasions (10th in the league) and have tallied 996 hits. Detroit has recorded 127 home runs on the year to go along with 478 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are earning 3.97 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have recorded 192 two-baggers, while getting a free base 372 times as well as scoring 496 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.266 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (1,040 strikeouts vs 360 free passes). They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,047. They have given up 145 home runs and they yield 4.82 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 595 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.42 (546 earned runs surrendered).

Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save chances and they have recorded 31 saves. They rank 16th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 409 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 131 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 188 inherited runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Tigers have earned 76 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 10,005 innings on the field, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (14th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 95 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in MLB). The Tigers have racked up 1,084 assists, 79 errors and are sitting with 3,335 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Skubal has conceded 307 base knocks while he has tallied 361 K's in 337 frames. Skubal (19-26 career win-loss record) has a 4.11 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 154 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.72 and he has gone up against 1,397 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-105)

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