Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+100) Arizona (-118)

The Chicago Cubs (10-6) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (8-9). The line on this matchup has Chicago at +100 and Arizona is at -118. The over/under has been set at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Wicks and Brandon Pfaadt.

The Cubs have accumulated 21 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 19 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 134 times, while being walked on 65 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have 76 RBI's as well as 128 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .239. They have accumulated 85 runs while having a team OBP of .326.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Cubs pitchers have given up 14 long balls and also 71 runs in total (10th in the league). Chicago has conceded 123 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 64 earned runs. The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 4.04 this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 154 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 61 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team on the year.

The Cubs have sent 58 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 base runners so far this year and 45.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 4 saves this year and have blown 4 of their 8 save opportunities. The Cubs relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 10 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 15 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have earned 428 putouts on the year, in addition to 128 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 16th in baseball, and have a total of 12 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,284 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

Wicks (4-3 career record) has a FIP of 4.07 while facing 212 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 49 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 19 walks. His earned run average is 4.75 (25 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.437. Wicks has pitched in 47 innings and is sitting with 43 K's in his career.

Arizona is sitting with 17 home runs so far this year as well as 84 runs batted in. They have 27 doubles, while taking a walk 67 times as well as scoring 91 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .251 so far this season. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .388 and they are scoring 5.35 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 115 instances (29th in MLB) and have accounted for 146 hits.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 3.60 as a team so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (145 strikeouts against 47 free passes). They rank 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 147. They have given up 15 long balls and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 71 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (63 earned runs yielded).

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 13 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 9 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save rate of 42.9%, and they have dispatched 58 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 7 save opportunities and they have recorded 3 saves.

In their 1,386 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (25th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (21st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 156 assists, 12 errors and have a total of 462 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Pfaadt has conceded 129 base hits while totaling 111 strikeouts in 112 innings pitched. Pfaadt (4-9 career mark) has a 5.83 earned run average while giving up 10.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 73 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.402 and a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.83 and he has gone up against 495 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+100)

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