Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+134) Arizona (-155)

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (7-8) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (8-6) on Monday. The line on this matchup has the Cubs at +134 and the Diamondbacks are sitting at -155. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ben Brown and Merrill Kelly.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are earning 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have racked up 79 runs scored and hold an OBP of .333. The Cubs have accumulated 19 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 17 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 72 RBI's and 111 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .241. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 111 times, while drawing a walk on 60 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Cubs pitchers have given up 13 home runs and also 67 runs in total (17th in baseball). Chicago has relinquished 115 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 60 earned runs. The Cubs have compiled a team earned run average of 4.40 so far this season (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 136 batters. They have walked 51 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team over the course of the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 13 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 7 holds so far this year (18th in the league). The Cubs relievers have earned a save rate of 42.9% and has entered the game in 15 save situations. They have compiled 3 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of their 7 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 20 base runners for the year with 50.0% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 50 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 368 putouts on the year, as well as 112 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays. The Cubs have turned 67.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,104 innings, which ranks them 26th in professional baseball.

Brown has taken the mound for 10 innings and has racked up 11 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Brown (0-0 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.54 while he has faced 43 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.10 (7 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.452. He has conceded 11 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 4 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a batting average of .263 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 102 occasions (29th in baseball) and have totaled 136 base knocks. Arizona has a total of 17 HRs on the year to go along with 78 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they earn 5.60 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have notched 24 doubles, while walking 59 times and putting up 84 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 3.69 as a squad this season. They rank 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 134. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 68 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (61 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (126 strikeouts vs 39 bases on balls). They have given up 14 homers and they allow 4.57 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Arizona has called on relievers to take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with base runners. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of 11 inherited runners. They sit at 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 50 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 14 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (25th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have 138 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 402 putouts so far this year. In their 1,206 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (27th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Kelly has conceded 697 base knocks and he has 697 K's in 770 innings. He has given up 322 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 3,167 batters so far in his career. Kelly (50-43 career record) has a 3.76 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-155)

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