Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (46-58) will play the Chicago Cubs (51-51) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at +100 and the Cardinals are sitting at -120. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jameson Taillon and Adam Wainwright.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 5.0 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league. They have racked up 506 runs while holding a team OBP of .332. The Cubs have hit 155 doubles as a team and have knocked 116 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 489 runs batted in as well as 882 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .254. Chicago has a slugging % of .409 and have struck out 930 times, while being walked on 370 occasions.

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The Cubs have an earned run average of 4.12 on the season (14th in baseball), and they have struck out 840 hitters. Cubs pitchers have yielded 109 long balls and 451 runs in total (15th in the league). They have walked 318 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad on the season. Chicago has allowed 831 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 413 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

The Cubs have dispatched 312 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 base runners this season with 29.1% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 17 saves this year and have not converted 9 of 26 save opportunities. The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 65.4% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. The relievers have a total of 47 holds on the campaign (22nd in baseball). Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 81 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 8,127 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 2,709 putouts thus far, as well as 937 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 17th in baseball, and have accumulated 91 double plays.

Taillon has pitched in 870 innings and has accounted for 783 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.02 (389 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.230. He has surrendered 854 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 217 walks. Taillon (55-41 career mark) has a FIP of 3.89 and he has faced 3,639 hitters in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have tallied an OBP of .332 and a batting average of .258 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 873 instances (18th in MLB) and have accounted for 918 hits. St. Louis has 144 home runs for the season as well as 479 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .433 and they are scoring 4.78 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have put up 176 doubles, while walking 363 times as well as earning 497 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.467 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a squad this season. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 991. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 522 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.63 (471 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (833 strikeouts vs 353 bases on balls). They have conceded 100 homers and they concede 5.13 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 196 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 119 occasions with runners on base. With 102 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 54 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 316 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 48 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 88 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 979 assists, 42 errors and are sitting with 2,749 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 8,247 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (30th in baseball).

Wainwright (198-121 career win-loss record) holds a 3.46 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 10,907 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 1,010 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.231 and a FIP of 3.5. During his pro baseball career, Wainwright has allowed 2,514 hits while he has accumulated 2,178 strikeouts in 2,624 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+100)

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