Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-106) Cincinnati (-110)

The Cincinnati Reds (30-33) host the Chicago Cubs (31-32) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at -106 while Cincinnati is sitting at -110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ben Brown and Andrew Abbott.

Chicago has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 557 times, while being walked on 219 occasions. They have tallied 257 RBI's in addition to 473 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .227. The Cubs have compiled 88 two-baggers as a team and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 275 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Cubs pitchers have conceded 66 home runs and 289 total runs (21st in the league). Chicago has relinquished 522 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 247 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.99 on the season (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 559 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 209 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a team so far this season.

The Cubs have sent 200 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 runners so far this year and 37.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 14 saves so far this year and have blown 13 out of their 27 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 51.9% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 26 holds so far this season (24th in the league). Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 69 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 5,019 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 1,673 putouts thus far, in addition to 507 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which puts them in 21st in the majors, and have 37 double plays.

Brown has taken the ball for 51 innings and has 61 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.35 (19 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.096. He has conceded 38 base knocks (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 18 free passes. Brown (1-2 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.30 while he has faced 206 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Reds hold a slugging % of .376 and they score 4.43 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have put up 93 two-baggers, while walking 217 times as well as putting up 279 runs. Cincinnati has accounted for 62 HRs on the season as well as 262 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 572 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 469 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .229 over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 264 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.93 (243 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 66 home runs and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (527 strikeouts against 188 free passes). They have a ranking of 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 500.

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They sit at 1st in the league with a save percentage of 81.3%, and they have dispatched 199 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 53 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.2% out of 84 inherited runners. With 49 save situations, the Reds have compiled 32 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 38 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 480 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 1,670 putouts on the season. In 5,010 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball).

Abbott (12-11 mark in his career) holds a 3.69 ERA while conceding 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 741 hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 73 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Abbott has surrendered 161 base hits while accumulating 172 punch outs in 178 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-110)

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