Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+105) Chicago (-125)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (2-3) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (4-2) on Friday. The odds on this game have Texas at +105 while Chicago is priced at -125. The total is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Nathan Eovaldi and Marcus Stroman.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have a total of 36 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .319. The Rangers have tallied 7 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 9 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 34 RBI's and 52 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .265. Texas is slugging .439 and have struck out 50 times, while drawing a walk on 15 occasions.

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Rangers pitchers have given up 5 home runs in addition to 22 runs in total (9th in MLB). They have walked 18 batters and their FIP sits at 3.20 as a unit on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.39 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.50 for the season (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 61 batters.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 162 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 44 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have twisted 7 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 486 innings, which has them sitting 15th in baseball.

Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,262 frames and has racked up 1,066 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.16 (584 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.323. He has given up 1,313 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 358 walks. Eovaldi (68-68 career record) holds a FIP of 3.82 and he has faced 5,377 hitters in the majors.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded an on-base percentage of .343 in addition to a team batting average of .273 on the year. They have struck out on 38 instances (28th in the league) and have earned 48 base hits. Chicago has 4 HRs this season as well as 26 RBIs. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 5.60 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have put up 10 two-baggers, while getting a free base 18 times and scoring 28 runs.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.386 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.50 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 (51 strikeouts against 19 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 42. They have allowed 4 long balls and they allow 4.91 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 24 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.70 (23 earned runs relinquished).

Out of their 396 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 64.8% (28th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 5 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 49 assists, 3 errors and have amassed 132 putouts over the course of the season.

Stroman (68-67 career win-loss record) has a 3.60 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.00 and he has gone up against 4,871 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 469 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.251 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his career, Stroman has given up 1,140 hits while totaling 980 punch outs in 1,173 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+105)

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