Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, June 24, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (36-40) will take on the Chicago Cubs (36-39) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Justin Steele and Blake Snell.

Chicago is slugging .370 and have struck out 650 times, while being walked on 262 occasions. They have 294 RBI's as well as 571 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .230. The Cubs have earned 106 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 73 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 315 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cubs pitchers have conceded 78 home runs and 329 runs in total (17th in the league). Chicago has given up 601 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 284 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 3.86 on the campaign (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 662 hitters. They have walked 243 hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Cubs have dispatched 231 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 base runners on the season and 36.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 18 saves for the season and have blown 16 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The Cubs relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.9% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 32 holds on the year (24th in baseball). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 80 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have earned 1,987 putouts thus far, as well as 596 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 38 double plays. The Cubs have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,961 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball.

Steele has taken the mound for 406 innings and has earned 417 K's so far in his MLB career. Steele (24-19 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.23 and he has gone up against 1,712 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.28 (148 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.236. He has allowed 374 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 128 walks.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .247 so far this season. They have struck out on 616 instances (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 635 base hits. San Francisco has compiled 74 HRs for the year to go along with 320 RBIs. The Giants have a team SLG% of .385 and they are scoring 4.39 runs per game (14th in the league). They have hit 117 doubles, while taking a walk 254 times as well as scoring 334 runs.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (634 strikeouts against 230 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 667. They have conceded 75 homers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 361 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.45 (331 earned runs relinquished).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 95 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Giants have tallied 45 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 24th in baseball with a save rate of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 267 relievers to the mound so far this season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves.

In their 6,027 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (29th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Giants have 766 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 2,009 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Snell has allowed 807 hits while he has totaled 1,254 strikeouts in 1,015 frames. Snell (71-58 career record) has a 3.35 earned run average and has allowed 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 378 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 4,238 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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