Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+124) Milwaukee (-146)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (31-22) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (27-27) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +124 and Milwaukee is sitting at -146. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shota Imanaga and Freddy Peralta.

As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They have a total of 228 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308. The Cubs have compiled 75 doubles as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 212 RBI's as well as 403 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .226. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .365 and have struck out 476 times, while being walked on 191 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 55 home runs and 235 runs in total (15th in baseball). Chicago has given up 441 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 202 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.80 so far this season (11th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 476 batters. They have walked 174 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.86 as a team on the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 57 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 24 holds over the course of the season (22nd in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.5% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves this year and have not converted 10 out of their 22 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 81 base runners so far this season and 37.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 169 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 1,436 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 440 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 4,308 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in MLB.

Imanaga has taken the hill for 53 frames and has earned 58 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 0.84 (5 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.913. He has allowed 40 base hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 9 walks. Imanaga (5-0 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.20 and he has gone up against 209 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Milwaukee has accounted for 62 home runs on the year as well as 250 RBIs. They have tallied 90 two-baggers, while walking 191 times and recording 263 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .254 this year. The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .416 and they are recording 4.96 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have struck out on 475 instances (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 463 base knocks.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 214 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.83 (199 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 59 HR's and they surrender 4.11 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.290 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (426 strikeouts against 169 free passes). They have a ranking of 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 435.

Sitting with 52 save situations, the Brewers have earned 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 24 save chances and they have earned 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 59 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% of 73 inherited base runners. They rank 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 171 relievers to the hill this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Brewers have recorded 455 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 1,405 putouts over the course of the season. In their 4,215 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (11th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Peralta has allowed 470 base knocks while he has totaled 820 punch outs in 637 innings. He has surrendered 271 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.120 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and he has gone up against 2,635 batters during his career. Peralta (45-30 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.83 ERA while giving up 6.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-146)

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