St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-120) Chicago (+100)

The Chicago Cubs (17-18) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (12-24) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at -120 while Chicago is priced at +100. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Montgomery and Justin Steele.

The Cardinals have accrued 65 doubles as a squad and have knocked 42 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 297 times, while drawing a walk on 119 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have recorded 155 runs batted in and 319 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .257. They have racked up 159 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 41 home runs and 176 total runs (22nd in baseball). St. Louis has yielded 334 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 158 earned runs. The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.49 this year (19th in the league), and they have struck out 323 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 126 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team for the season.

Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 49 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 16 holds so far this season (22nd in the league). The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 35.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 30 save situations. They have accumulated 5 saves this year and have blown 9 out of their 14 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 79 base runners over the course of the season and 32.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have sent 116 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Cardinals have converted 65.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,850 innings, which has them ranked 29th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 950 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 340 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 15th in the majors, and have earned 35 double plays.

Montgomery (30-27 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.75 while going up against 2,537 hitters in the majors. He has given up 570 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 168 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (257 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.215. Montgomery has taken the hill for 607 innings and is sitting with 577 punch outs during his career.

Chicago has accounted for 41 home runs for the year to go along with 163 runs batted in. They have 53 doubles, while walking 122 times and putting up 169 runs. The Chicago Cubs have tallied a team on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .265 this year. The Cubs have a SLG% of .418 and they are earning 4.83 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have struck out on 307 instances (15th in the league) and have accounted for 322 base hits.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.133 and have a FIP of 3.67 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (301 strikeouts against 100 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 255. They have allowed 28 dingers and they surrender 3.59 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 125 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.33 (116 earned runs yielded).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 9 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 111 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.7% out of their 29 inherited base runners. With 28 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 19 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (11th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 333 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 941 putouts during this campaign. In 2,823 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (3rd in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Steele has conceded 191 base hits and he has 221 strikeouts in 219 innings pitched. He has given up 76 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.51 and he has gone up against 925 opposing batters in his career. Steele (13-11 career mark) has earned a 3.12 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-120)

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