Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Marquee

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

The Chicago Cubs (31-32) are headed to Great American Ball Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Cincinnati Reds (30-33). The line on this matchup has Chicago at -106 while Cincinnati opens at -110. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Shota Imanaga and Frankie Montas.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB. They are sitting with 275 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309. The Cubs have earned 88 doubles as a team and have knocked 63 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 257 RBI's as well as 473 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .227. Chicago has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 557 times, while taking a walk on 219 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs and 289 total runs (21st in baseball). Chicago has yielded 522 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 247 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.99 on the season (15th in MLB), and they have struck out 559 hitters. They have walked 209 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a squad for the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 69 times in addition to having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 26 holds this season (24th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 51.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves this year and have blown 13 of 27 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners on the campaign with 37.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Cubs have sent 200 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Cubs have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,019 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 24th in the majors. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 1,673 putouts this season, as well as 507 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 21st in the majors, and they have turned 37 double plays.

Imanaga has taken the mound for 62 frames and has 65 K's in his pro baseball career. Imanaga (5-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 1.86 while he has gone up against 251 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 1.88 (13 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.047. He has allowed 55 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 10 free passes.

Cincinnati has knocked in 62 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 262 RBIs. They have notched 93 doubles, while taking a walk 217 times as well as racking up 279 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated a team OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .229 this season. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .376 and they average 4.43 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 572 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 469 hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.237 with a FIP of 4.02 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (527 strikeouts vs 188 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 500. They have surrendered 66 long balls and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 264 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (243 earned runs surrendered).

With 49 save situations, the Reds have earned 32 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.2% out of 84 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 1st in the league with a save rate of 81.3%, and they have dispatched 199 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Reds have accrued 480 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,670 putouts on the season. In 5,010 innings played, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (11th in the majors).

Montas (40-39 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.91 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 2,757 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 281 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.293 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Montas has allowed 620 base knocks while he has tallied 654 punch outs in 647 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-106)

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