Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+136) Chicago (-162)

The Chicago Cubs (61-57) are hosting the Chicago White Sox (47-72) at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the White Sox at +136 while the Cubs are priced at -162. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Touki Toussaint and Kyle Hendricks.

Chicago is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,055 times, while taking a walk on 293 occasions. They have 475 runs batted in and 963 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. The White Sox have hit 191 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 129 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 490 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .295. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB.

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The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.59 so far this season (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,120 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 162 long balls and also 585 total runs (25th in baseball). They have walked 471 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.65 as a unit so far this season. Chicago has yielded 989 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 539 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 117 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 57 holds so far this year (21st in MLB). The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 47.8% and has entered the game in 104 save situations. They have earned 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 24 of 46 save chances. The relievers have inherited 166 base runners so far this year with 38.6% of them ended up scoring. The White Sox have sent 383 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The White Sox have transformed 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 9,504 innings on the field, ranking them 18th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 3,168 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 889 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and they have twisted 84 double plays.

Toussaint has taken the mound for 216 innings and has earned 228 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.11 (123 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.458. He has surrendered 180 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 136 walks. Toussaint (11-12 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.15 while going up against 966 opposing batters in the majors.

The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they average 5.06 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have recorded 192 doubles, while taking a walk 423 times and earning 597 runs. Chicago has 143 HRs on the campaign to go along with 573 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,062 occasions (10th in MLB) and have recorded 1,024 hits. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated an OBP of .332 as well as a team batting average of .255 on the year.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.286 with a FIP of 4.25 as a unit so far this season. They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 972. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 533 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.19 (486 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (972 strikeouts against 369 free passes). They have relinquished 133 long balls and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 58 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. Their relievers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.1% of 158 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 364 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Cubs have recorded 1,078 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,129 putouts for the season. In 9,387 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (10th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Hendricks has allowed 1,299 hits while he has totaled 1,136 strikeouts in 1,399 frames. Hendricks (91-67 career record) has a 3.49 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 542 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.149 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and he has faced 5,729 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-162)

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