Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+240) Chicago (-290)

The Chicago White Sox (15-45) are en route to Wrigley Field on Wednesday where they will meet the Chicago Cubs (29-31). The line on this contest has Chicago at +240 and Chicago opens at -290. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Erick Fedde and Jameson Taillon.

The White Sox have recorded 91 doubles as a team and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .331 and have struck out 501 times, while being walked on 151 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 2.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have recorded 161 RBI's and 417 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .214. They have a total of 172 runs scored while having a team OBP of .276.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. White Sox pitchers have given up 78 home runs and also 310 total runs (29th in MLB). Chicago has yielded 504 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 281 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.85 on the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 499 batters. They have walked 240 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.65 as a team this year.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 74 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 29 holds on the campaign (18th in MLB). The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 45.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 51 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves on the season and have blown 12 of 22 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners this year with 36.4% of those players crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 203 relievers to the hill for the year.

The White Sox have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,689 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 1,563 putouts this season, as well as 481 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and have a total of 35 double plays.

Fedde has taken the mound for 523 innings and has accumulated 418 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.10 (297 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.478. He has surrendered 561 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 213 free passes. Fedde (25-34 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.99 while he has gone up against 2,301 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .369 and they average 4.28 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have notched 83 two-baggers, while walking 212 times and racking up 257 runs. Chicago has tallied 58 home runs for the year to go along with 241 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 524 occasions (10th in baseball) and have recorded 452 hits. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .228 for the season.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 269 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.91 (231 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 61 home runs and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.295 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a squad for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (532 strikeouts against 197 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 491.

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.0%, and they have dispatched 188 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.8% of 87 inherited base runners. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 26 holds and also 12 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in baseball). The Cubs have racked up 485 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 1,595 putouts on the campaign. In 4,785 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (23rd in pro baseball).

During his career, Taillon has conceded 962 base hits while accumulating 879 punch outs in 986 frames. Taillon (62-47 career mark) has a 3.95 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 433 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has gone up against 4,122 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-290)

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