Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Detroit Tigers (61-64) are traveling to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago Cubs (61-64). The pitchers taking the mound are Bryan Sammons and Javier Assad.

The Tigers have accumulated 185 doubles as a squad and have hit 126 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .383 and have been called out on strikes 1,087 times, while drawing a walk on 348 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.1 runs per outing, which is 22nd in the league. They have recorded 497 runs batted in as well as 968 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .231. They are sitting with 518 runs while having a team OBP of .294.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 127 home runs and also 521 total runs (12th in baseball). Detroit has yielded 994 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 472 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 3.82 so far this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,063 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a squad this season.

The Tigers have sent 381 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 188 runners for the year and 26.6% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 27 saves so far this year and have missed out on 20 of their 47 save chances. The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 57.4% and has entered the game in 101 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 53 holds for the year (27th in baseball). Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 136 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,999 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 3,333 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,066 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 100 double plays.

Sammons (0-0 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.41 and he has gone up against 68 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 9 hits (4.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 4 walks. His earned run average is 3.46 (7 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.714. Sammons has taken the hill for 18 frames and has racked up 13 punch outs in his career.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for a team OBP of .309 as well as a batting average of .234 this year. They have been rung up on 1,074 occasions (13th in baseball) and are sitting with 973 base knocks. Chicago has knocked in 129 HRs over the course of the season and 492 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .384 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have put up 192 doubles, while taking a walk 408 times as well as putting up 522 runs.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (1,063 strikeouts against 368 bases on balls). They rank 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 994. They have conceded 133 HR's and they allow 4.23 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 518 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.71 (455 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 60 holds and also 22 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have converted 27 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 164 inherited runners. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 55.1%, and they have dispatched 380 relievers to the mound for the season.

In their 9,927 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in professional baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 65 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in MLB). The Cubs have accrued 997 assists, 63 errors and are sitting with 3,309 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Assad has given up 226 base knocks while he has totaled 216 K's in 254 innings. He has conceded 88 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.322 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 1.96 and he has gone up against 1,082 hitters thus far in his career. Assad (12-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.12 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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