Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+114) Chicago (-134)

The Chicago Cubs (28-30) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (25-32) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +114 and Chicago is coming in at -134. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nick Lodolo and Ben Brown.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .359 and have been called out on strikes 527 times, while taking a walk on 198 occasions. They have compiled 219 RBI's and 398 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .217. The Reds have tallied 83 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 53 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 232 runs and have an on-base percentage of .301. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 21st in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Reds pitchers have yielded 60 home runs and 240 total runs (12th in the league). Cincinnati has given up 456 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 219 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 for the season (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 472 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 173 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team over the course of the season.

The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 80.0% and stepped onto the hill in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 runners on the campaign and 25.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 49 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 181 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen are sitting with 30 holds for the year (14th in the league). They have recorded 12 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 out of their 15 chances to get a save.

The Reds have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 4,533 innings, ranking them 9th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have earned 1,511 putouts this year, as well as 425 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 14th in MLB, and have a total of 34 double plays.

Lodolo (138-98 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.81 while facing 8,258 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 1,797 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 683 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (806 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. Lodolo has pitched in 1,946 innings and has earned 1,959 strikeouts during his career.

Chicago is sitting with 56 home runs so far this season to go along with 232 runs batted in. They have recorded 81 doubles, while walking 204 times as well as putting up 248 runs. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .309 and a batting average of .228 so far this season. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .369 and they are recording 4.28 runs per game (16th in the league). They have struck out on 508 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned 438 hits.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.288 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a staff on the year. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 471. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 259 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.95 (225 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (511 strikeouts vs 190 walks). They have relinquished 60 homers and they concede 4.54 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Sitting with 51 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 26 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.8% out of their 87 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 182 relievers onto the field for the season.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 471 assists, 34 errors and have earned a total of 1,541 putouts so far this year. In 4,623 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (22nd in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Brown has conceded 324 base hits while he has totaled 289 strikeouts in 322 innings pitched. Brown (18-14 career mark) has earned a 3.89 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 139 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.261 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.52 and he has gone up against 1,360 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-134)

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