Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Marquee

The San Diego Padres (6-7) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (6-4) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Hendricks and Dylan Cease.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 76 times, while taking a walk on 51 occasions. They have accumulated 60 runs batted in and 87 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .262. The Cubs have accounted for 17 two-baggers as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 66 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .365. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 6.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.26 for the year (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 99 hitters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 10 long balls and also 51 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 37 batters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team on the campaign. Chicago has yielded 86 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 42 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39.

Cubs pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 12 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 4 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). The Cubs bullpen have earned a save percentage of 33.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 11 save situations. They have compiled 2 saves this season and have blown 4 out of their 6 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 base runners this season with 55.6% of those runners crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 38 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cubs have turned 65.8% of balls in play into outs out of 798 innings, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 266 putouts this season, in addition to 76 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is at .974 which ranks 29th in pro baseball, and have 7 double plays.

Hendricks has taken the hill for 1,457 innings and has earned 1,178 K's thus far in his career. Hendricks (93-70 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 5,994 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.53 (571 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.164. He has surrendered 1,371 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 325 free passes.

The Padres have a slugging percentage of .423 and they earn 5.31 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have hit 22 doubles, while walking 41 times and earning 69 runs. San Diego has knocked in 15 home runs this season as well as 65 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 92 occasions (11th in the league) and have earned a total of 114 base hits. The San Diego Padres have an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a batting average of .261 on the year.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 68 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.69 (60 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 10 long balls and they surrender 5.32 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.399 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a squad for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (112 strikeouts vs 53 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 108.

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.8% out of 24 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Padres have amassed 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They rank 16th in the league holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 49 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 7 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 11 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (15th in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 112 assists, 8 errors and have a tally of 346 putouts on the campaign. In 1,038 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (21st in MLB).

Cease (43-36 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.82 ERA and has surrendered 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 2,863 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 284 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Cease has surrendered 571 hits while he has totaled 805 strikeouts in 668 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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