Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Marquee

The Philadelphia Phillies (93-64) are hosting the Chicago Cubs (80-77) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Javier Assad and Cristopher Sanchez.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are earning 4.6 runs per game, which is 13th in MLB. They have accounted for 716 runs and hold an OBP of .317. The Cubs have earned 246 doubles as a squad and have hit 168 balls out of the park. They have accrued 676 runs batted in and 1,278 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .242. Chicago has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 1,336 times, while being walked on 528 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Cubs pitchers have conceded 176 home runs in addition to 653 total runs (12th in MLB). Chicago has surrendered 1,266 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 586 earned runs. The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 3.80 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,316 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 473 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team for the season.

Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 136 times as well as having 164 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 79 holds this season (18th in baseball). The Cubs bullpen have a save percentage of 58.1% and has entered the game in 142 save situations. They have tallied 36 saves so far this season and have missed out on 26 of their 62 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 210 runners so far this year with 31.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cubs have sent 480 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 4,162 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,297 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them ranked 8th in the majors, and they have turned 88 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball.

Assad has taken the ball for 289 innings and is sitting with 245 strikeouts during his MLB career. Assad (14-10 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.16 and he has faced 1,229 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.21 (103 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.328. He has given up 263 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 121 free passes.

The Phillies hold a team slugging percentage of .425 and they tally 4.85 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have notched 278 two-baggers, while taking a walk 503 times and earning 761 runs. Philadelphia has hit 191 long balls this year as well as 727 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,326 instances (17th in baseball) and have 1,385 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .326 and a batting average of .258 so far this year.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.221 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a unit on the season. They rank 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,279. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 637 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.76 (585 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,385 strikeouts vs 430 free passes). They have given up 175 HR's and they surrender 4.10 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of their 126 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 164 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 130 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 74 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 499 relievers to the mound for the year. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have earned 36 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 117 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Phillies have 1,429 assists, 81 errors and have notched a total of 4,199 putouts on the campaign. In their 12,597 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (19th in baseball).

Sanchez (17-16 career record) has a 3.67 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and he has gone up against 1,364 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has given up 134 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Sanchez has surrendered 319 base knocks while he has tallied 293 punch outs in 329 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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