Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Los Angeles (-175)

The Chicago Cubs (6-5) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (7-6). The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at +150 while the Dodgers are priced at -175. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jameson Taillon and Michael Grove.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in MLB. They have accounted for 61 runs scored while having a team OBP of .340. The Cubs have tallied 17 doubles as a unit and have knocked 10 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 58 RBI's and 106 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .280. Chicago is slugging .404 and have struck out 87 times, while drawing a walk on 33 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Cubs pitchers have allowed 9 long balls and also 51 total runs (6th in the league). Chicago has conceded 88 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 44 earned runs. The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.00 on the season (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 106 batters. They have walked 40 opposing players and their FIP is 3.77 as a unit this season.

The Cubs have dispatched 35 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners for the season and 30.0% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 1 save this year and have blown 2 out of their 3 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have compiled a save rate of 33.3% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 5 holds on the campaign (20th in the league). Cubs bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 6 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 891 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 297 putouts thus far, in addition to 102 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 24th in the majors, and have accumulated 6 double plays.

Taillon has taken the ball for 796 innings and is sitting with 719 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.87 (343 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.218. He has surrendered 775 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 195 free passes. Taillon (51-37 career mark) has a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 3,322 batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has tallied 24 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 78 RBIs. They have hit 22 doubles, while taking a walk 72 times as well as scoring 79 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled an on-base percentage of .358 as well as a team batting average of .245 so far this season. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .495 and they average 6.08 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 121 occasions (7th in baseball) and have 104 hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.195 with a FIP of 3.52 as a unit over the course of the season. They sit at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 110. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 55 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.30 (54 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (106 strikeouts against 25 free passes). They have allowed 10 homers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 4 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves. They rank 11th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 41 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relievers have taken the field 5 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.8% out of their 18 inherited base runners. Sitting with 6 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (11th in MLB). The Dodgers have 112 assists, 5 errors and have accumulated 339 putouts this season. In 1,017 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (22nd in baseball).

Grove (1-1 career record) has earned a 6.63 earned run average and has given up 11.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and he has gone up against 171 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 27 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.609 and having a FIP of 4.6. In his pro baseball career, Grove has surrendered 46 hits while he has accumulated 32 K's in 36 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-175)

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