Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (38-42) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (37-43) on Thursday. The pitchers expected to start will be Shota Imanaga and Jordan Hicks.

The Cubs have accumulated 113 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 75 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .367 and have been called out on strikes 708 times, while drawing a walk on 280 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They have accrued 308 RBI's in addition to 607 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is at .229. They have earned a total of 331 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1435.10 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 2.53. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs in addition to 0 runs in total (5th in the league). Chicago has conceded 708 base hits (22.8 per 9 innings) as well as 0 earned runs. The Cubs have a team ERA of 331.00 so far this season (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 973 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 1 opposing batters and their FIP is 556.00 as a team this year.

The Cubs have sent 243 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 126 runners this season with 35.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 18 saves for the season and have blown 17 of 35 chances to get a save. The Cubs bullpen have recorded a save rate of 51.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The relievers have racked up 34 holds this year (25th in the league). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 86 times in addition to having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,354 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have a total of 2,118 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 638 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 42 double plays.

Imanaga has taken the ball for 79 frames and has accounted for 81 strikeouts in his MLB career. Imanaga (7-2 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.92 while he has gone up against 323 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 2.96 (26 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.101. He has surrendered 75 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 12 walks.

The San Francisco Giants hold an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .246 on the season. They have struck out on 646 occasions (19th in the league) and have recorded 664 base knocks. San Francisco is sitting with 77 HRs this year to go along with 337 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .384 and they have an average of 4.39 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have hit 123 two-baggers, while taking a walk 265 times as well as putting up 351 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 2.440 in addition to having a FIP of 557.00 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,036 strikeouts against 1 free passes). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 646. They have conceded 0 HR's and they relinquish 0.01 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 0 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco has had relief pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. They rank 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 282 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 67 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of their 100 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Giants have tallied 47 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 74 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 803 assists, 49 errors and have earned a total of 2,111 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,333 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Hicks has surrendered 255 hits while tallying 324 K's in 323 innings pitched. Hicks (15-25 career record) is the owner of a 3.70 ERA while allowing 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 133 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 and he has gone up against 1,382 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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