Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+124) Chicago (-148)

The Chicago Cubs (61-57) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (47-72) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +124 while Chicago is coming in at -148. The total is set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Mike Clevinger and Javier Assad.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They are sitting with 490 runs scored and hold an OBP of .295. The White Sox have tallied 191 doubles as a unit and have hit 129 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 475 RBI's and 963 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .237. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have been rung up 1,055 times, while taking a walk on 293 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have yielded 162 home runs in addition to 585 runs in total (25th in the league). Chicago has surrendered 989 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 539 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.59 so far this season (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,120 batters. They have walked 471 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a team for the season.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 117 times in addition to having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 57 holds on the year (21st in the league). The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 47.8% and has entered the game in 104 save situations. They have compiled 22 saves for the year and have blown 24 of 46 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 runners on the campaign and 38.6% of them crossed the plate. The White Sox have sent 383 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 3,168 putouts thus far, in addition to 889 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 20th in pro baseball, and have earned 84 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,504 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in baseball.

Clevinger has pitched in 735 frames and has racked up 758 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.40 (278 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.199. He has given up 610 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 272 walks. Clevinger (56-35 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 3,025 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .420 and they score 5.06 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have put up 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 423 times and putting up 597 runs. Chicago has accounted for 143 home runs this year to go along with 573 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,062 occasions (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,024 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have earned an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.286 with a FIP of 4.25 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (972 strikeouts vs 369 walks). They come in at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 972. They have conceded 133 HR's and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 533 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.19 (486 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of their 158 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 93 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cubs have 58 holds and also 10 blown saves. They sit at 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 364 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the contest in 32 save chances and they have converted 22 saves.

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

Assad (4-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.11 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.63 and he has gone up against 414 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 34 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.342 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Assad has conceded 86 hits while accumulating 75 punch outs in 98 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Cubs (-148)

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