Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) San Diego (-142)

The San Diego Padres (5-6) will take on the Chicago Cubs (5-3) at Petco Park on Monday. The line on this matchup has Chicago at +120 and San Diego is coming in at -142. The over/under is 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Javier Assad and Yu Darvish.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .434 and have been called out on strikes 58 times, while being walked on 42 occasions. They have accumulated 44 RBI's and 72 hits on the year, while their batting average comes in at .270. The Cubs have hit 11 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 50 runs and hold an OBP of .370. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 6.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45. Cubs pitchers have allowed 7 long balls and also 41 runs (19th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 74 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 35 earned runs. The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.40 on the season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 82 batters. They have walked 29 batters and their FIP is 3.56 as a team on the season.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 9 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 2 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). The Cubs relievers have a save percentage of 25.0% and has entered the game in 7 save situations. They have 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 3 out of their 4 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 14 base runners this year and 57.1% of them crossed the plate. The Cubs have sent 31 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Chicago Cubs have 215 putouts this season, in addition to 61 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .975 which has them ranked 26th in MLB, and have accumulated 7 double plays. The Cubs have turned 63.5% of balls in play into outs out of 645 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in baseball.

Assad has taken the hill for 153 innings and is sitting with 129 strikeouts so far in his career. Assad (8-5 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.27 while he has gone up against 637 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.94 (50 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.268. He has allowed 132 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 62 free passes.

The Padres hold a slugging % of .417 and they have an average of 5.27 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have recorded 21 two-baggers, while getting a free base 35 times as well as scoring 58 runs. San Diego has a total of 12 home runs so far this season to go along with 54 runs batted in. They have struck out on 75 occasions (14th in baseball) and have tallied 95 base hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied a team OBP of .327 in addition to a batting average of .257 for the season.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.417 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a unit for the season. They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 94. The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 57 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.77 (52 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (96 strikeouts vs 45 walks). They have relinquished 10 homers and they give up 5.23 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 5 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves. They sit at 16th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 42 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 12 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of 22 inherited runners. With 13 save situations, the Padres have earned 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In 885 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (22nd in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Padres have recorded 94 assists, 6 errors and have 295 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Darvish has given up 1,341 base hits while he has accumulated 1,945 strikeouts in 1,640 innings. Darvish (103-86 career record) has a 3.58 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 652 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.139 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,742 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-142)

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