Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+102) Seattle (-120)

The Chicago Cubs (7-5) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (5-8). The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at +102 while the Mariners are coming in at -120. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Javier Assad and Luis Castillo.

The Cubs have recorded 18 two-baggers as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 96 times, while being walked on 57 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 6.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 67 runs batted in as well as 101 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have earned 73 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .353.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Cubs pitchers have yielded 13 home runs and 62 runs in total (19th in the league). Chicago has surrendered 103 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 56 earned runs. The Cubs have a team earned run average of 4.77 this season (20th in the league), and they have struck out 117 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 43 hitters and their FIP is 3.97 as a unit on the campaign.

The Cubs bullpen have earned a save rate of 33.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 11 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 base runners so far this season and 55.6% of them ended up scoring. Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 12 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 44 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have notched 4 holds so far this year (25th in MLB). They have recorded 2 saves on the year and have not converted 4 out of their 6 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have a total of 317 putouts this year, in addition to 96 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays. The Cubs have transformed 66.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 951 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB.

Assad (8-5 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.29 while he has gone up against 658 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 135 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 65 free passes. His earned run average is 2.96 (52 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. Assad has pitched in 158 frames and has totaled 136 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .324 and they earn 3.23 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have put up 14 doubles, while taking a walk 37 times and scoring 42 runs. Seattle has hit 12 home runs on the season to go along with 42 RBIs. They have been rung up on 138 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 89 hits. The Seattle Mariners have a team OBP of .278 in addition to a batting average of .207 so far this season.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.303 with a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 116. The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 63 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.85 (62 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (115 strikeouts against 34 walks). They have yielded 16 home runs and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

With 10 save situations, the Mariners have accumulated 7 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 13 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 23.8% out of 21 inherited runners. They sit at 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 43 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 1,038 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (22nd in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 97 assists, 6 errors and have accounted for 346 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Castillo has allowed 907 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,174 K's in 1,070 frames. He has allowed 427 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.187 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has gone up against 4,435 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Castillo (62-67 career win-loss mark) has a 3.59 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+102)

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