Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

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

The San Diego Padres (5-7) are hosting the Chicago Cubs (6-3) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +120 while San Diego is priced at -142. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Drew Smyly and Joe Musgrove.

Chicago is slugging .430 and have been rung up 66 times, while drawing a walk on 45 occasions. They have accrued 52 RBI's as well as 79 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .263. The Cubs have hit 14 doubles as a unit and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have earned 58 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .363. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 6.4 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36. Cubs pitchers have given up 7 long balls in addition to 42 runs in total (15th in the league). Chicago has conceded 78 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 36 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 4.02 on the year (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 90 hitters. They have walked 31 opposing players and their FIP is 3.38 as a squad for the year.

The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 40.0% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 14 runners on the year and 57.1% of them crossed home plate. Cubs bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 9 times as well as having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 34 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 2 holds for the year (28th in baseball). They have recorded 2 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 out of their 5 save opportunities.

The Cubs have turned 65.5% of balls in play into outs in their 726 innings on the diamond, ranking them 27th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have a tally of 242 putouts so far this season, as well as 68 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 7 double plays.

Smyly has taken the hill for 1,091 frames and is sitting with 1,068 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.21 (511 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has conceded 1,052 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 351 free passes. Smyly (65-59 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.37 and he has faced 4,615 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .262 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 83 instances (13th in baseball) and have earned 106 base hits. San Diego is sitting with 12 home runs so far this year to go along with 56 RBIs. The Padres have a team SLG% of .410 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have tallied 22 two-baggers, while walking 35 times as well as putting up 60 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.385 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (102 strikeouts vs 47 free passes). They sit at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 100. They have given up 10 homers and they concede 5.09 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 60 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.41 (52 earned runs surrendered).

San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.8% out of their 24 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Padres have earned 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 45 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (16th in baseball). The Padres have 103 assists, 8 errors and have notched a total of 319 putouts over the course of the season. In 957 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (22nd in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Musgrove has surrendered 896 base knocks while accumulating 961 strikeouts in 970 innings pitched. Musgrove (61-58 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.76 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 405 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.95 and he has gone up against 4,040 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+120)

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