Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) San Francisco (-140)

The Chicago Cubs (27-36) are headed to Oracle Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (32-31). The odds on this game have Chicago at +120 and San Francisco is coming in at -140. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Hayden Wesneski and Sean Manaea.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB. They have notched a total of 267 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Cubs have hit 91 doubles as a squad and have hit 70 balls out of the park. They have compiled 258 runs batted in as well as 518 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .245. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 586 times, while taking a walk on 239 occasions.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.09 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 527 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 61 home runs and 274 total runs (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 204 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a team over the course of the season. Chicago has allowed 505 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 252 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 43 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 89 base runners this year with 27.0% of those runners crossed home plate. Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 53 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 197 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have earned 27 holds on the season (27th in the league). They have earned 9 saves for the season and have missed out on 6 out of their 15 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have a total of 1,662 putouts this year, as well as 563 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and have a total of 62 double plays. The Cubs have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,986 innings, ranking them 13th in MLB.

Wesneski (5-4 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.65 while he has faced 333 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 70 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 19 walks. His ERA is 3.68 (33 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.103. Wesneski has thrown 80 innings and has totaled 69 K's in his pro baseball career.

The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .249 on the campaign. They have struck out on 625 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 535 base hits. San Francisco has a total of 80 long balls this season to go along with 285 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they are scoring 4.59 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have recorded 109 doubles, while getting a free base 214 times and scoring 289 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 533. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 280 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (248 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (551 strikeouts vs 177 free passes). They have yielded 67 home runs and they concede 4.51 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 61 save situations, the Giants have accrued 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.2% out of 92 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 192 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Giants have 624 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 1,676 putouts so far this year. In 5,028 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (24th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Manaea has conceded 893 base hits while accumulating 849 strikeouts in 926 innings. He has surrendered a total of 427 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 3,884 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Manaea (60-53 mark in his career) has a 4.15 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-140)

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