Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-102) Toronto (-118)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (65-51) will take on the Chicago Cubs (59-56) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at -102 while Toronto is coming in at -118. The total has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Justin Steele and Jose Berrios.

Chicago is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,041 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. They have tallied 558 runs batted in and 1,002 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .256. The Cubs have compiled 186 doubles as a team and have knocked 139 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 582 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .334. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have given up 130 long balls in addition to 516 total runs (16th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 945 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 469 earned runs. The Cubs have an earned run average of 4.15 for the season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 949 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 359 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a team over the course of the season.

The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 70.0% and has entered the game in 88 save situations. The relievers have inherited 155 base runners so far this year with 27.7% of them crossed the plate. Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 91 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 353 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds on the season (17th in the league). They have 21 saves this season and have missed out on 9 out of their 30 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 3,051 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,056 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 15th in MLB, and they have twisted 102 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,153 innings, ranking them 9th in pro baseball.

Steele has pitched in 297 innings and has earned 298 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.18 (105 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.279. He has conceded 275 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 105 free passes. Steele (21-14 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.65 and he has faced 1,262 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Toronto has tallied 135 home runs so far this season as well as 494 runs batted in. They have hit 205 doubles, while getting a free base 379 times as well as scoring 520 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a batting average of .260 for the year. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .418 and they average 4.48 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have been rung up on 939 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have totaled 1,039 base knocks.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 946. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 462 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.72 (428 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (1,092 strikeouts vs 350 free passes). They have surrendered 140 homers and they give up 4.02 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have come away with 41 saves. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 75.9%, and they have sent 388 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 123 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 20.9% out of their 177 inherited runners. With 134 save situations, the Blue Jays have 80 holds and also 13 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 926 assists, 50 errors and have accumulated 3,107 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,321 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in the majors).

Berrios (81-61 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.14 earned run average and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.23 and he has gone up against 4,902 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 533 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.247 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Berrios has conceded 1,095 base knocks while he has earned 1,135 strikeouts in 1,159 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-118)

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