Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-110) Chicago (-106)

The Chicago Cubs (13-9) will try to beat the Houston Astros (7-16) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Houston at -110 and Chicago is priced at -106. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Spencer Arrighetti and Jameson Taillon.

The Astros have accrued 43 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 24 balls out of the park. Houston is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 154 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league. They have 93 runs batted in in addition to 214 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .266. They have racked up 96 runs scored and have an OBP of .332.

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The Astros have an ERA of 5.10 on the year (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 177 batters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 20 long balls in addition to 124 runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 97 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a unit on the campaign. Houston has surrendered 209 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 115 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Astros have dispatched 82 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners for the year and 26.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 2 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of 8 save chances. The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 25.0% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 10 holds for the season (26th in the league). Astros pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 18 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have earned a total of 609 putouts on the year, in addition to 201 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays. The Astros have transformed 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,827 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball.

Arrighetti has thrown 7 frames and has tallied 8 K's thus far in his career. Arrighetti (0-2 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 while he has faced 38 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 11.57 (9 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 2.286. He has conceded 11 base knocks (14.1 hits per nine innings) with 5 walks.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled a team OBP of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .247 so far this year. They have been rung up on 188 instances (18th in the league) and have tallied 183 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 23 long balls for the year to go along with 109 RBIs. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .408 and they score 5.41 runs per game (6th in the league). They have recorded 35 doubles, while walking 84 times as well as scoring 119 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.300 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 175. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 101 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.13 (90 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (199 strikeouts against 80 bases on balls). They have allowed 23 home runs and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.5%, and they have sent 78 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 32 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of 35 inherited runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 15 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 187 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 590 putouts on the season. In their 1,770 innings played, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (19th in pro baseball).

Taillon (60-45 career record) has a 3.99 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and he has faced 3,952 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 420 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, Taillon has given up 921 base hits while he has totaled 854 strikeouts in 947 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-106)

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