Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-135) Miami (+115)

loanDepot park is where the Miami Marlins (14-13) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (14-11) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Chicago at -135 and Miami is at +115. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Justin Steele and Bryan Hoeing.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .448 and have been called out on strikes 202 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions. They have 131 runs batted in and 240 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .276. The Cubs have accumulated 39 doubles as a unit and have hit 34 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 137 runs while holding a team OBP of .345. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 23 home runs in addition to 92 runs in total (2nd in the league). Chicago has surrendered 177 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and also 87 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.50 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 234 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 85 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a unit on the year.

The Cubs have dispatched 83 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 runners this season and 22.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 3 saves this season and have missed out on 4 out of their 7 chances to save the game. The Cubs relief pitchers have a save rate of 42.9% and stepped onto the hill in 24 save situations. The relievers have racked up 17 holds this year (11th in the league). Cubs pitchers have come into the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 71.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,013 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 671 putouts thus far, in addition to 221 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 20th in the majors, and have accumulated 19 double plays.

Steele (12-11 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.87 and he has faced 875 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 178 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 87 walks. His earned run average is 3.18 (73 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.284. Steele has taken the mound for 206 frames and has earned 214 punch outs so far in his career.

The Miami Marlins hold an on-base percentage of .303 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 243 occasions (11th in the league) and have tallied 218 hits. Miami has accumulated 26 long balls for the season as well as 86 runs batted in. The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .380 and they tally 3.26 runs per game (29th in the league). They have put up 37 doubles, while walking 69 times and putting up 88 runs.

The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 125 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.41 (117 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 33 HR's and they concede 4.71 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.293 with a FIP of 4.53 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (226 strikeouts vs 89 walks). They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 220.

Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 18.6% of 43 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with runners on. With 18 save situations, the Marlins have 11 holds and 1 blown save. They are ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 85.7%, and they have dispatched 86 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Miami has had relievers take the mound in 7 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves.

Out of their 2,151 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (13th in baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 21 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Marlins have racked up 246 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 717 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Hoeing has surrendered 25 base knocks while he has totaled 8 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. Hoeing (1-2 record in his career) has a 11.57 ERA and has conceded 13.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up 21 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.959 and being the owner of a FIP of 7.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.14 and he has gone up against 80 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-135)

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