Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) Chicago (-147)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (41-48) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (36-51) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Angels at +130 and the Cubs are at -147. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Soriano and Hayden Wesneski.

Los Angeles is slugging .384 and have been called out on strikes 735 times, while being walked on 246 occasions. They have 330 RBI's and 682 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .236. The Angels have earned 132 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 93 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 352 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which is 23rd in the league.

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The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 4.63 for the year (28th in baseball), and they have rung up 666 hitters. Angels pitchers have conceded 102 home runs and 432 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 329 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.60 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has relinquished 695 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 396 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33.

The Angels have sent 273 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 base runners so far this season and 38.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 21 saves this year and have blown 9 of their 30 chances to save the game. The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has come into the game in 65 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 35 holds this year (28th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 78 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,933 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 2,311 putouts for the season, in addition to 767 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball, and have 70 double plays.

Soriano (5-9 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 498 hitters in the majors. He has given up 93 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 52 free passes. His earned run average is 3.73 (49 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.228. Soriano has thrown 118 innings and is sitting with 120 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .371 and they are recording 4.15 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have tallied 128 doubles, while getting a free base 310 times as well as scoring 369 runs. Chicago has tallied 86 home runs so far this season as well as 346 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 797 occasions (6th in baseball) and are sitting with 676 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .230 this season.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 391 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (344 earned runs given up). They have given up 98 home runs and they yield 4.48 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.260 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (789 strikeouts against 277 bases on balls). They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 712.

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.2% of 128 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Cubs have 35 holds and 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 54.1%, and they have dispatched 266 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 37 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Cubs have recorded 702 assists, 48 errors and have amassed 2,355 putouts this season. Out of their 7,065 innings on the diamond, the Cubs are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (14th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Wesneski has surrendered 147 base hits and he has 167 K's in 173 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 77 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 721 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Wesneski (8-12 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.01 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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