Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+142) Baltimore (-168)

The Baltimore Orioles (57-34) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (43-49) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Cubs at +142 while the Orioles are at -168. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Justin Steele and Albert Suarez.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB. They are sitting with 383 runs and hold an OBP of .311. The Cubs have tallied 131 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 89 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 359 runs batted in as well as 701 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .230. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 825 times, while being walked on 319 occasions.

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The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.89 for the season (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 804 batters. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs and 400 total runs (16th in baseball). They have walked 286 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a unit for the season. Chicago has surrendered 732 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 351 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25.

Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 91 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 36 holds this year (27th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 75 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves for the season and have blown 17 out of their 38 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 base runners so far this year and 33.1% of them ended up scoring. The Cubs have dispatched 277 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,436 putouts thus far, in addition to 731 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 20th in baseball, and have a total of 49 double plays. The Cubs have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,308 innings on the field, which ranks them 13th in the majors.

Steele has pitched in 428 frames and has tallied 438 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.24 (154 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.214. He has surrendered 389 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 131 walks. Steele (25-19 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.19 while he has faced 1,797 batters in the major leagues.

The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .458 and they tally 5.12 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have put up 161 doubles, while getting a free base 251 times and earning 466 runs. Baltimore has accumulated 147 home runs this year and 451 RBIs. They have struck out on 733 instances (20th in the league) and have tallied 802 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .255 on the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 367 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.61 (328 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 91 HR's and they relinquish 4.04 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.182 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (784 strikeouts against 267 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 699.

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 306 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 102 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of 142 inherited base runners. With 122 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 77 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Orioles have accrued 755 assists, 43 errors and have 2,452 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,356 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Suarez has given up 168 base hits and he has 139 strikeouts in 181 frames. Suarez (8-10 mark in his career) holds a 3.78 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 76 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.32 and he has faced 764 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+142)

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