Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+151) Philadelphia (-183)

The Chicago Cubs (80-76) are traveling to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (92-64). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +151 and Philadelphia is at -183. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Justin Steele and Taijuan Walker.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .396 and have been rung up 1,326 times, while drawing a walk on 524 occasions. They have tallied 674 RBI's and 1,271 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .243. The Cubs have recorded 243 doubles as a unit and have hit 168 balls out of the park. They have a total of 714 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cubs pitchers have conceded 174 home runs in addition to 647 runs in total (12th in the league). Chicago has surrendered 1,255 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 581 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.79 so far this season (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,312 batters. They have walked 468 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.02 as a unit for the season.

The Cubs have sent 478 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 209 base runners on the campaign with 31.6% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 36 saves so far this season and have missed out on 26 of their 62 save opportunities. The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 142 save situations. The relievers have notched 79 holds on the season (18th in MLB). Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 135 times in addition to having 164 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 4,138 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,283 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 87 double plays. The Cubs have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs in their 12,414 innings, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Steele has taken the hill for 479 innings and has racked up 493 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.23 (172 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.221. He has allowed 435 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 150 walks. Steele (29-21 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.18 while he has faced 2,015 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .257 this year. They have been rung up on 1,322 occasions (17th in MLB) and have a total of 1,374 hits. Philadelphia has hit 189 home runs for the year and 723 RBIs. The Phillies have a SLG% of .424 and they have an average of 4.84 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 276 doubles, while getting a free base 498 times as well as racking up 755 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 635 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.77 (583 earned runs given up). They have allowed 175 homers and they allow 4.11 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.221 with a FIP of 3.87 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,375 strikeouts against 426 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,272.

Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 55 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have sent 496 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 163 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.0% out of their 123 inherited base runners. With 129 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 73 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

In 12,516 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (19th in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Phillies have recorded 1,420 assists, 80 errors and have a total of 4,172 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Walker has conceded 1,075 base hits while he has accumulated 1,001 strikeouts in 1,152 frames. Walker (72-63 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.18 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 535 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and he has faced 4,873 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+151)

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