Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Marquee

The Cincinnati Reds (51-55) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (51-57) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are Kyle Hendricks and Nick Lodolo.

The Cubs have compiled 159 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 106 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 944 times, while drawing a walk on 359 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball. They have amassed 416 RBI's as well as 833 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .232. They have accounted for 441 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 for the season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 922 hitters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 114 home runs and 454 runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 324 batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a team for the year. Chicago has yielded 859 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 398 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Cubs have dispatched 326 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 base runners for the season and 31.4% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 23 saves for the season and have blown 20 out of their 43 chances to get a save. The Cubs relief pitchers have a save rate of 53.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 91 save situations. The relief pitchers have 47 holds on the year (26th in the league). Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 105 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,577 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,859 putouts thus far, in addition to 865 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and have a total of 59 double plays.

Hendricks has pitched in 1,529 innings and has accounted for 1,228 punch outs in his career. Hendricks (95-78 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 6,303 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.67 (623 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.174. He has given up 1,450 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 345 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds have tallied a team on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .229 this year. They have struck out on 956 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 794 base hits. Cincinnati has compiled 117 HRs this season as well as 439 runs batted in. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .393 and they score 4.41 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have hit 174 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times and scoring 467 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.245 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (889 strikeouts against 332 walks). They have a ranking of 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 830. They have given up 111 long balls and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 426 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.80 (394 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Reds have 62 holds and also 8 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 30 save chances and they have earned 22 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of their 148 inherited runners. They rank 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 343 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Reds have recorded 800 assists, 65 errors and have a total of 2,801 putouts over the course of the season. In 8,403 innings on the field, the Reds have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (10th in MLB).

So far in his career, Lodolo has given up 215 hits while he has totaled 272 strikeouts in 228 innings pitched. He has given up 101 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and he has gone up against 989 hitters during his MLB career. Lodolo (14-11 career record) has a 3.98 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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