Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The Los Angeles Angels (31-30) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (26-32) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at +110 while the Angels are sitting at -130. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Hayden Wesneski and Tyler Anderson.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have struck out 539 times, while taking a walk on 220 occasions. They have 248 runs batted in and 491 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .251. The Cubs have earned 85 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 70 balls out of the park. They have racked up 257 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.4 runs per contest, which is 17th in MLB.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.14 on the year (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 487 hitters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and also 251 total runs (11th in the league). They have walked 180 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a squad on the season. Chicago has conceded 468 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 236 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 48 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 26 holds this season (26th in MLB). The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this season and have missed out on 6 of their 14 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 79 runners on the year with 24.1% of them ended up scoring. The Cubs have sent 186 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have 1,539 putouts so far this season, as well as 522 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,617 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Wesneski has taken the ball for 76 frames and has earned 65 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.67 (31 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.132. He has surrendered 68 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 18 walks. Wesneski (5-4 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.59 while he has faced 314 opposing batters in the majors.

The Angels have a slugging percentage of .428 and they earn 4.79 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have recorded 95 two-baggers, while taking a walk 194 times and putting up 292 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 81 HRs over the course of the season as well as 286 runs batted in. They have struck out on 529 instances (11th in the league) and are sitting with 537 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a batting average of .259 so far this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 289 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.32 (258 earned runs conceded). They have given up 67 long balls and they give up 4.84 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (521 strikeouts vs 215 free passes). They are sitting at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 506.

With 72 save situations, the Angels have tallied 40 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 32 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 53 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of their 88 inherited runners. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 175 relievers to the mound so far this year.

In 4,839 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (17th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 52 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Angels have recorded 527 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 1,613 putouts so far this season.

Anderson (46-44 career mark) has a 4.24 earned run average while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 3,592 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 403 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 4.3. In his pro baseball career, Anderson has allowed 837 hits while he has accumulated 713 punch outs in 855 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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