Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+164) Chicago (-198)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (1-2) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (1-3) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +164 and the Cubs are priced at -198. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Javier Assad.

The Rockies have accumulated 4 two-baggers as a team and have hit 3 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is slugging .357 and have been called out on strikes 35 times, while drawing a walk on 9 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have 13 RBI's as well as 29 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .225. They are sitting with 14 runs while holding a team OBP of .289.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 8.18 on the campaign (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 22 batters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 7 long balls and also 32 runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 18 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 6.79 as a unit so far this season. Colorado has given up 45 hits (12.3 per 9 innings) and 30 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.22 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.91.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 6 times as well as having 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 2 holds so far this season (13th in the league). The Rockies relievers have recorded a save percentage of 0.0% and has come into the game in 2 save situations. They have 0 saves this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners this season and 40.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rockies have dispatched 13 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 99 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 46 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .973 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays. The Rockies have turned 62.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 297 innings, which ranks them 27th in the majors.

Freeland has taken the hill for 986 innings and has accumulated 737 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 4.47 (490 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.425. He has surrendered 1,077 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 329 free passes. Freeland (55-66 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.61 and he has faced 4,284 opposing batters in the majors.

The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .356 and they score 4.67 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have 5 doubles, while taking a walk 16 times and notching 14 runs. Chicago has compiled 2 home runs over the course of the season as well as 12 RBIs. They have struck out on 22 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned 23 hits. The Chicago Cubs have a team on-base percentage of .342 as well as a team batting average of .228 on the year.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.756 and have a FIP of 5.48 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.80 (29 strikeouts against 14 bases on balls). They rank 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 32. They have conceded 5 HR's and they give up 6.87 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 20 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.50 (16 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 0.0% of 5 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 7 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 2 save situations, the Cubs have recorded 0 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 14 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 2 save opportunities and they have converted 0 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 2 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .972 (27th in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 25 assists, 3 errors and have earned 80 putouts this season. In their 240 innings on the field, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 62.5% (25th in the majors).

Assad (7-5 record in his career) has a 3.06 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and he has gone up against 615 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 50 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.286 and a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Assad has allowed 128 base knocks while earning 124 punch outs in 147 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-198)

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