Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Marquee

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (54-92) will play the Chicago Cubs (75-71) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jameson Taillon and Kyle Freeland.

The Cubs have compiled 237 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 153 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .393 and have been rung up 1,244 times, while being walked on 491 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which is 13th in MLB. They have 628 runs batted in and 1,175 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .240. They have accounted for 667 runs while holding a team OBP of .315.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 160 home runs in addition to 607 runs (9th in baseball). Chicago has allowed 1,166 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 542 earned runs. The Cubs have a team earned run average of 3.78 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,229 batters. They have walked 437 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.01 as a team on the season.

The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 58.9% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. The relievers have inherited 191 base runners for the season with 29.8% of them ended up scoring. Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 126 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 444 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have accumulated 69 holds for the season (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 33 saves on the year and have blown 23 of 56 chances to get a save.

The Cubs have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,610 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 3,870 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,189 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 10th in professional baseball, and have 78 double plays.

Taillon has pitched in 1,087 innings and has 963 strikeouts in his career. Taillon (69-53 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.89 while he has faced 4,537 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.95 (477 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.217. He has surrendered 1,061 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 262 walks.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .397 and they score 4.17 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have hit 247 doubles, while taking a walk 405 times as well as putting up 609 runs. Colorado has recorded 158 long balls so far this year to go along with 584 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,445 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 1,189 hits. The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the season.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.510 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.86 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.00 (997 strikeouts against 498 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,440. They have conceded 191 dingers and they allow 5.87 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 837 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.46 (778 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 58 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves. They are ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 58.6%, and they have sent 438 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 144 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 219 inherited base runners. With 114 save situations, the Rockies have 55 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

Out of their 11,553 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 143 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (7th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,409 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 3,851 putouts so far this year.

Freeland (60-72 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.44 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and he has faced 4,680 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 533 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.417 and a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Freeland has surrendered 1,177 base hits while totaling 811 K's in 1,079 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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