Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (81-78) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (76-83) on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Hunter Greene and Shota Imanaga.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have racked up 696 runs and hold an OBP of .306. The Reds have accumulated 256 two-baggers as a team and have hit 174 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 660 RBI's as well as 1,214 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .232. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,445 times, while taking a walk on 488 occasions.

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The Reds hold a team earned run average of 4.14 so far this year (19th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,360 hitters. Reds pitchers have allowed 196 home runs and 690 runs in total (16th in MLB). They have walked 475 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad so far this season. Cincinnati has relinquished 1,286 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 645 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 141 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 78 holds for the year (22nd in MLB). The Reds relievers have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 131 save situations. They have accumulated 35 saves for the year and have missed out on 15 of their 50 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 220 runners on the year with 30.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Reds have sent 525 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Reds have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,618 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 4,206 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,189 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and have earned 99 double plays.

Greene (18-25 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.89 while he has gone up against 1,624 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 310 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 150 walks. His ERA is 3.94 (168 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.200. Greene has taken the mound for 383 innings and has accounted for 482 strikeouts in his career.

Chicago has hit 170 home runs on the campaign as well as 692 runs batted in. They have 251 doubles, while taking a walk 534 times as well as putting up 732 runs. The Chicago Cubs have compiled an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .396 and they average 4.60 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,352 occasions (15th in MLB) and have tallied 1,302 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 666 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.84 (599 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 181 home runs and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.256 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,334 strikeouts vs 477 bases on balls). They sit at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,286.

Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.2% out of 214 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 164 times in high leverage situations and on 138 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 142 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 79 holds and 26 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save rate of 58.1%, and they have dispatched 487 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have earned 36 saves.

In 12,639 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (8th in MLB). The Cubs have 1,314 assists, 76 errors and have earned a total of 4,213 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Imanaga has conceded 149 hits while he has tallied 174 punch outs in 173 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 56 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.023 and a FIP of 2.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.21 and he has gone up against 694 batters during his MLB career. Imanaga (15-3 career record) has a 2.91 ERA and has given up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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