Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-134) Chicago (+115)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (26-22) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (27-17) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Atlanta at -134 while Chicago is sitting at +115. The over/under has been set at 10.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Max Fried and Justin Steele.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in MLB. They have 195 runs while having a team OBP of .322. The Braves have tallied 84 doubles as a team and have hit 43 baseballs out of the park. They have 187 RBI's and 359 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .251. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 374 times, while taking a walk on 135 occasions.

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The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.46 on the year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 358 batters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs and 157 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 126 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a team so far this season. Atlanta has conceded 336 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 145 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

The Braves have dispatched 137 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 base runners for the season and 32.5% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 13 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of 21 save chances. The Braves relievers have a save percentage of 61.9% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 24 holds this year (19th in MLB). Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 34 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 1,184 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 432 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which has them sitting 1st in baseball, and have earned 39 double plays. The Braves have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,552 innings, which has them sitting 11th in baseball.

Fried (65-28 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.33 while he has gone up against 3,105 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 676 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 209 walks. His ERA is 3.08 (260 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.165. Fried has taken the mound for 759 frames and has accumulated 736 strikeouts in his career.

The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they average 4.42 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have put up 69 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times and putting up 212 runs. Chicago has a total of 48 home runs for the year as well as 198 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 419 instances (8th in the league) and are sitting with 364 base hits. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .230 for the year.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (418 strikeouts vs 156 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 394. They have yielded 46 HR's and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 204 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (175 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves. They are ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 151 relievers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 71 inherited base runners. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Cubs have earned 23 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

Out of their 3,840 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (25th in baseball). The Cubs have 395 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,280 putouts over the course of the season.

Steele (24-17 career record) has earned a 3.40 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has faced 1,557 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 139 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and having a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Steele has surrendered 346 hits while accumulating 379 strikeouts in 368 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-134)

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