Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (62-65) are headed to loanDepot park on Friday where they will compete against the Miami Marlins (46-81). The starting pitchers are Kyle Hendricks and Max Meyer.

The Cubs have accrued 193 doubles as a unit and have knocked 131 balls out of the park. Chicago is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 1,088 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have 497 RBI's in addition to 984 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .233. They have notched a total of 527 runs while holding a team OBP of .308.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 136 long balls and also 527 total runs (10th in the league). Chicago has given up 1,013 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 464 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.73 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,086 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 372 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team over the course of the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 113 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 62 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have compiled a save rate of 56.0% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. They have recorded 28 saves for the year and have missed out on 22 of 50 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners for the year with 30.3% of them crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 386 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 3,363 putouts thus far, as well as 1,017 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Cubs have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,089 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball.

Hendricks (96-79 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.61 while facing 6,366 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,464 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 348 free passes. His ERA is 3.66 (629 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. Hendricks has taken the hill for 1,545 innings and has racked up 1,239 K's in his MLB career.

Miami has accounted for 116 HRs over the course of the season as well as 455 runs batted in. They have hit 179 doubles, while walking 302 times as well as earning 471 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .294 and a team batting average of .239 for the season. The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they are recording 3.71 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,091 occasions (13th in baseball) and have earned 1,027 base hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.377 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a team this season. They come in at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,111. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 645 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (583 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (1,046 strikeouts vs 441 bases on balls). They have given up 144 home runs and they concede 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

With 107 save situations, the Marlins have compiled 59 holds and 23 blown saves. Miami has had relief pitchers take the mound in 47 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 145 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% of 183 inherited runners. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 51.1%, and they have sent 438 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

In 10,146 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (27th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The Marlins have accrued 1,152 assists, 82 errors and have 3,382 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Meyer has given up 50 hits while tallying 39 K's in 46 frames. Meyer (3-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.86 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 30 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.388 and having a FIP of 5.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has gone up against 199 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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