Chicago Cubs vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-150) Oakland (+130)

The Oakland Athletics (3-14) will play the Chicago Cubs (9-6) at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -150 and Oakland is sitting at +130. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Justin Steele and James Kaprielian.

Chicago is slugging .429 and have struck out 120 times, while being walked on 44 occasions. They have accumulated 70 runs batted in as well as 133 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .274. The Cubs have accumulated 21 doubles as a squad and have smacked 18 balls out of the park. They have earned 73 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Cubs pitchers have given up 12 home runs and also 57 total runs (5th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 104 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 50 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 3.58 this year (7th in baseball), and they have struck out 140 hitters. They have walked 48 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.60 as a unit for the season.

Cubs pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 7 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 10 holds for the season (12th in baseball). The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 40.0% and stepped onto the hill in 15 save situations. They have accumulated 2 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 out of their 5 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 12 base runners for the season with 25.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 44 relievers to the hill this season.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 377 putouts for the season, in addition to 127 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which is 19th in professional baseball, and have 8 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,131 innings, ranking them 11th in pro baseball.

Steele has taken the ball for 195 innings and has accounted for 204 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Steele (10-11 career record) holds a FIP of 3.92 while he has gone up against 832 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.32 (72 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.303. He has allowed 171 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 83 free passes.

Oakland has recorded 16 home runs on the year to go along with 61 runs batted in. They have 23 doubles, while getting a free base 54 times as well as scoring 62 runs. The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .235 on the season. The Athletics have a SLG% of .370 and they have an average of 3.88 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 143 instances (13th in baseball) and have earned 127 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.674 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.74 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 150. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 125 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 7.60 (119 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.10 (111 strikeouts vs 86 bases on balls). They have allowed 31 long balls and they relinquish 7.98 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 2 holds and also 4 blown saves. Oakland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have walked away with 1 save. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 46.9% of 32 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 20.0%, and they have sent 55 relievers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 1,269 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (9th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 117 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 423 putouts this year.

Kaprielian (13-16 career mark) has a 4.59 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and he has gone up against 1,168 hitters in his career. He has conceded 138 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.339 and having a FIP of 4.8. During his pro baseball career, Kaprielian has allowed 248 base knocks while earning 240 strikeouts in 270 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+130)

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