Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+110) Chicago (-130)

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (69-61) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (73-57) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Brewers at +110 while the Cubs are at -130. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Corbin Burnes and Justin Steele.

Milwaukee is slugging .380 and have been called out on strikes 1,132 times, while taking a walk on 470 occasions. They have accrued 550 runs batted in in addition to 1,014 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .235. The Brewers have tallied 193 doubles as a team and have hit 136 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 574 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

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The Brewers hold a team earned run average of 3.99 for the season (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,138 hitters. Brewers pitchers have relinquished 166 home runs and also 555 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a squad on the year. Milwaukee has given up 1,009 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 512 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 99 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds on the year (6th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 141 save situations. They have recorded 40 saves for the year and have blown 19 out of their 59 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 137 base runners this season with 32.1% of those runners crossed home plate. The Brewers have dispatched 415 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Brewers have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,401 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 3,467 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,109 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Burnes has pitched in 673 innings and has accounted for 830 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.31 (248 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.055. He has allowed 515 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) with 196 free passes. Burnes (44-25 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.12 while going up against 2,723 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they are recording 5.09 runs per game (5th in the league). They have recorded 213 two-baggers, while taking a walk 459 times as well as putting up 662 runs. Chicago has compiled 156 home runs on the campaign and 635 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,149 instances (13th in the league) and have accounted for 1,122 hits. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with a team OBP of .330 in addition to a batting average of .254 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 583 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (531 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 143 dingers and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.277 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,081 strikeouts vs 407 bases on balls). They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,061.

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. They rank 4th in the league with a save rate of 71.8%, and they have dispatched 403 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of their 174 inherited runners. With 105 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 65 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 10,350 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (10th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 112 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Cubs have 1,183 assists, 69 errors and are sitting with 3,450 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Steele has surrendered 293 hits and he has 318 punch outs in 314 innings pitched. Steele (22-14 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.21 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 112 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and he has faced 1,333 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-130)

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