Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (48-44) will go up against the Chicago Cubs (44-49) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Hendricks and Sonny Gray.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which is 19th in baseball. They have earned a total of 387 runs and have an OBP of .311. The Cubs have earned 134 doubles as a squad and have knocked 90 balls out of the park. They have compiled 363 RBI's as well as 712 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .231. Chicago has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 833 times, while taking a walk on 319 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cubs pitchers have yielded 100 home runs and also 400 total runs (14th in MLB). Chicago has yielded 741 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 351 earned runs. The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.85 on the year (12th in MLB), and they have rung up 812 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 287 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a unit on the year.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 92 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 38 holds so far this season (27th in baseball). The Cubs relievers have recorded a save percentage of 55.3% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves on the year and have not converted 17 of their 38 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 runners on the season and 32.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 280 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Chicago Cubs have earned 2,463 putouts for the season, as well as 739 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and they have turned 50 double plays. The Cubs have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,389 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in MLB.

Hendricks has pitched in 1,512 innings and is sitting with 1,219 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.65 (614 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.174. He has given up 1,434 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 341 walks. Hendricks (94-76 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 6,234 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .383 and they tally 4.11 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have put up 143 doubles, while getting a free base 269 times and putting up 378 runs. St. Louis has 90 home runs over the course of the season as well as 355 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 780 instances (13th in the league) and have accounted for 761 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .244 for the year.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.264 with a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff for the year. They have a ranking of 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 775. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 416 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (363 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (753 strikeouts vs 263 free passes). They have conceded 95 homers and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Sitting with 121 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 74 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.5% of 138 inherited runners. They are ranked 4th in MLB with a save rate of 72.3%, and they have dispatched 293 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in MLB). The Cardinals have 854 assists, 46 errors and have a tally of 2,464 putouts this year. Out of their 7,392 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (21st in pro baseball).

Gray (107-90 career mark) has a 3.46 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 6,898 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 640 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.195 and having a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Gray has conceded 1,420 base hits while accumulating 1,636 punch outs in 1,663 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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