Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Chicago Cubs (47-51) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-48) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Brandon Pfaadt and Shota Imanaga.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have earned 482 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Diamondbacks have compiled 167 doubles as a unit and have knocked 102 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 461 runs batted in as well as 833 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .254. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 763 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.52 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 110 long balls and 465 runs in total (25th in the league). Arizona has conceded 873 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 437 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.56 for the year (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 709 hitters. They have walked 281 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.27 as a unit so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 315 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 119 runners so far this year and 42.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 21 saves on the year and have missed out on 17 of their 38 save chances. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.3% and has come into the game in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 44 holds so far this season (22nd in the league). Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 89 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,755 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 2,585 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 896 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 93 double plays.

Pfaadt (7-15 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.71 while he has faced 887 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 214 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 52 free passes. His earned run average is 4.78 (111 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.272. Pfaadt has taken the ball for 209 innings and has earned 198 K's in his MLB career.

Chicago has compiled 100 long balls so far this season to go along with 391 runs batted in. They have 147 two-baggers, while walking 327 times and scoring 415 runs. The Chicago Cubs have earned an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .235 on the campaign. The Cubs have a team slugging % of .382 and they are recording 4.23 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 865 occasions (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 768 base hits.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team for the season. They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 784. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 420 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.79 (364 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (845 strikeouts against 298 free passes). They have given up 104 long balls and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 22 saves. They rank 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have dispatched 295 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of 142 inherited runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Cubs have earned 41 holds and 18 blown saves.

In their 7,776 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Cubs have recorded 786 assists, 53 errors and have notched a total of 2,592 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Imanaga has given up 92 hits while he has totaled 98 punch outs in 97 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 32 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.113 and a FIP of 2.9. His K/BB ratio is 6.13 and he has faced 398 hitters during his MLB career. Imanaga (8-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.97 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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