Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Marquee

The Colorado Rockies (54-92) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (75-71) at Coors Field on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Javier Assad and Austin Gomber.

Chicago is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,244 times, while drawing a walk on 491 occasions. They have tallied 628 runs batted in in addition to 1,175 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .240. The Cubs have earned 237 doubles as a team and have knocked 153 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 667 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Cubs pitchers have conceded 160 home runs and 607 runs in total (9th in the league). Chicago has given up 1,166 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 542 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.78 for the year (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,229 batters. They have walked 437 opposing players and their FIP is 4.01 as a team on the year.

The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 58.9% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 base runners this season and 29.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 126 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 444 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers are sitting with 69 holds for the season (22nd in the league). They have recorded 33 saves on the season and have blown 23 of their 56 chances to get a save.

The Cubs have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,610 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have 3,870 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,189 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 10th in MLB, and they have turned 78 double plays.

Assad has taken the ball for 278 innings and has accounted for 235 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.11 (96 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.316. He has given up 249 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 117 walks. Assad (14-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.06 while he has faced 1,181 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they are earning 4.17 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have recorded 247 two-baggers, while walking 405 times as well as racking up 609 runs. Colorado has accounted for 158 HRs for the season as well as 584 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,445 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 1,189 hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .241 this season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.510 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a staff on the season. They rank 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,440. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 837 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.46 (778 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.00 (997 strikeouts against 498 bases on balls). They have given up 191 dingers and they relinquish 5.87 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

With 114 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 55 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 144 times in high leverage situations and on 142 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 219 inherited base runners. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 438 relievers onto the field this year.

In 11,553 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 143 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (7th in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,409 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 3,851 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Gomber has surrendered 659 hits while he has tallied 497 strikeouts in 635 innings pitched. Gomber (35-38 career mark) has a 4.80 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 339 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.354 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.47 and he has faced 2,706 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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