Seattle Mariners vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-140) Chicago (+120)

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (4-4) will take on the Seattle Mariners (4-6) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -140 while Chicago opens at +120. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Castillo and Drew Smyly.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have earned 37 runs while having a team OBP of .300. The Mariners have accounted for 23 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 7 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 35 RBI's in addition to 73 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .239. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 78 times, while taking a walk on 21 occasions.

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The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.18 on the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 79 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Mariners pitchers have conceded 6 long balls and also 35 runs in total (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 40 hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 246 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 78 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 18th in MLB, and have earned 5 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 738 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in MLB.

Castillo has taken the hill for 869 innings and has racked up 949 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Castillo (49-55 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 while he has faced 3,598 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.54 (342 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.186. He has given up 725 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 306 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded a team on-base percentage of .343 as well as a batting average of .281 on the year. They have been rung up on 56 occasions (27th in the league) and have notched a total of 68 hits. Chicago has compiled 6 home runs so far this season and 37 runs batted in. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .405 and they tally 5.71 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have put up 12 doubles, while walking 22 times and scoring 40 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 27 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.77 (26 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 4 dingers and they relinquish 3.92 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.290 with a FIP of 3.48 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 (68 strikeouts vs 28 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 52.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 6 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in professional baseball). The Cubs have racked up 70 assists, 3 errors and have 186 putouts during this campaign. In their 558 innings on the field, the Cubs have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (15th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Smyly has conceded 912 base hits while he has earned 925 punch outs in 948 frames. He has allowed a total of 436 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.272 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and he has faced 3,994 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Smyly (53-48 career win-loss record) has a 4.14 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-140)

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