Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Chicago Cubs (62-65) are headed to loanDepot park on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (46-81). The pitchers taking the mound are Shota Imanaga and Valente Bellozo.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .383 and have been called out on strikes 1,088 times, while being walked on 412 occasions. They have 497 RBI's as well as 984 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .233. The Cubs have earned 193 doubles as a unit and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 527 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in the league.

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The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.73 this season (5th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,086 hitters. Cubs pitchers have given up 136 home runs and 527 runs (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 372 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a squad so far this year. Chicago has conceded 1,013 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 464 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

The Cubs bullpen have earned a save rate of 56.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 113 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 base runners so far this year with 30.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 113 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 386 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have tallied 62 holds for the season (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 28 saves for the season and have missed out on 22 of their 50 save opportunities.

The Cubs have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 10,089 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 3,363 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,017 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and have a total of 66 double plays.

Imanaga has taken the ball for 133 innings and is sitting with 137 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.11 (46 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.074. He has given up 123 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 20 free passes. Imanaga (9-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.06 while he has faced 541 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,091 instances (13th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,027 hits. Miami has tallied 116 home runs so far this year to go along with 455 RBIs. The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .368 and they tally 3.71 runs per game (29th in the league). They have hit 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 302 times and recording 471 runs.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.377 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a team on the season. They rank 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,111. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 645 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.66 (583 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,046 strikeouts against 441 free passes). They have allowed 144 home runs and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% of 183 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 145 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Marlins have earned 59 holds and also 23 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 51.1%, and they have dispatched 438 relievers to the mound so far this season. Miami has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Marlins have 1,152 assists, 82 errors and have earned a total of 3,382 putouts so far this year. In 10,146 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (27th in MLB).

In his career, Bellozo has given up 27 base hits while tallying 27 strikeouts in 33 frames. He has conceded 9 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.061 and a FIP of 2.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.38 and he has gone up against 132 batters so far in his MLB career. Bellozo (2-1 career record) is the owner of a 2.45 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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