Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: London Stadium in London, UK

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+100) St. Louis (-120)

The St. Louis Cardinals (31-44) will take on the Chicago Cubs (36-38) at London Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at +100 and the Cardinals are opening at -120. The betting total is set at 13.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Marcus Stroman and Jack Flaherty.

Chicago has a slugging % of .399 and have been rung up 681 times, while taking a walk on 280 occasions. They have accrued 327 RBI's in addition to 614 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .247. The Cubs have accrued 107 doubles as a team and have hit 82 balls out of the stadium. They have 338 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.95 this season (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 602 hitters. Cubs pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and 312 runs (8th in the league). They have walked 235 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a unit on the year. Chicago has allowed 587 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 286 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 58 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 35 holds this season (23rd in MLB). The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. They have tallied 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 of their 16 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 97 runners so far this season with 29.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Cubs have sent 229 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have 1,956 putouts on the year, as well as 661 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which puts them in 16th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 67 double plays. The Cubs have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 5,868 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.

Stroman has taken the hill for 1,265 frames and has totaled 1,055 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.51 (494 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.234. He has surrendered 1,204 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 358 free passes. Stroman (76-71 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.61 while he has gone up against 5,236 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

St. Louis has recorded 105 home runs on the year to go along with 336 RBIs. They have tallied 121 doubles, while getting a free base 259 times and scoring 346 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a batting average of .250 this season. The Cardinals have a SLG% of .425 and they tally 4.61 runs per game (11th in the league). They have been rung up on 622 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 640 base hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 356 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.45 (326 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 73 dingers and they yield 4.85 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.444 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (614 strikeouts vs 252 free passes). They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 701.

St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% of 135 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with base runners. With 68 save situations, the Cardinals have 35 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 224 relievers onto the diamond on the year. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 33 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 693 assists, 28 errors and have 1,980 putouts this year. Out of their 5,940 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.4% (30th in pro baseball).

Flaherty (38-30 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.61 ERA while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 2,497 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 242 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Flaherty has allowed 476 base knocks while earning 680 strikeouts in 603 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+100)

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