Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+130) Atlanta (-154)

The Atlanta Braves (24-12) will take on the Chicago Cubs (24-17) at Truist Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +130 while Atlanta is coming in at -154. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Shota Imanaga and Reynaldo Lopez.

The Cubs have earned 60 doubles as a squad and have hit 42 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 353 times, while drawing a walk on 151 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 178 runs batted in and 316 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .238. They have notched a total of 190 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 3.85 for the season (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 341 hitters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 37 home runs and also 173 runs in total (17th in the league). They have walked 130 opposing players and their FIP is 3.82 as a unit so far this year. Chicago has conceded 323 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 152 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 43 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 22 holds for the year (14th in MLB). The Cubs bullpen have a save percentage of 57.9% and has come into the game in 42 save situations. They have tallied 11 saves so far this season and have missed out on 8 of their 19 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 base runners so far this year and 35.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Cubs have sent 130 relievers to the hill this year.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 1,067 putouts on the year, in addition to 328 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have a total of 24 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,201 innings, ranking them 19th in baseball.

Imanaga has taken the hill for 41 frames and has tallied 43 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 1.08 (5 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.816. He has conceded 29 base hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 5 free passes. Imanaga (5-0 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 2.40 while he has gone up against 160 opposing hitters in the majors.

Atlanta has recorded 40 home runs on the year to go along with 173 RBIs. They have recorded 74 doubles, while walking 115 times as well as putting up 180 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .255 for the season. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .418 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 312 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 315 hits.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (307 strikeouts against 110 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 278. They have relinquished 37 homers and they yield 3.73 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 134 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.45 (124 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has called on relievers to enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in the league holding a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 112 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 33 inherited runners. With 37 save situations, the Braves have earned 20 holds and 6 blown saves.

Out of their 2,910 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (1st in baseball). The Braves have accrued 360 assists, 12 errors and have a total of 970 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Lopez has allowed 661 base hits while he has earned 653 K's in 715 innings. Lopez (41-50 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.18 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 332 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 3,032 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+130)

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