Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-178) Chicago (+150)

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (4-2) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (7-2) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -178 while the Cubs are priced at +150. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jordan Wicks.

The Dodgers have recorded 16 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 14 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .492 and have been called out on strikes 82 times, while drawing a walk on 39 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 6.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have accrued 56 runs batted in as well as 89 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .294. They are sitting with 57 runs and hold an OBP of .376.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.06 this year (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 84 batters. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 6 long balls and 42 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 29 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.38 as a squad so far this season. Los Angeles has surrendered 68 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 37 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 85.7% and has come into the game in 14 save situations. The relievers have inherited 11 runners for the year with 36.4% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 7 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 32 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have earned 7 holds on the year (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 6 saves on the season and have not converted 1 of their 7 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 738 innings, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 246 putouts for the season, in addition to 77 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball, and they have turned 3 double plays.

Yamamoto (0-1 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 1.97 and he has faced 26 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 6 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 1 walks. His earned run average is 7.50 (5 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.167. Yamamoto has taken the ball for 6 innings and has earned 7 K's so far in his career.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled an on-base percentage of .380 as well as a team batting average of .276 this year. They have struck out on 39 occasions (30th in baseball) and have tallied 56 base hits. Chicago has tallied 7 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 35 RBIs. The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .433 and they average 6.67 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 7 two-baggers, while taking a walk 33 times and scoring 40 runs.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.391 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (56 strikeouts vs 21 walks). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 53. They have given up 6 long balls and they concede 5.08 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 30 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.23 (25 earned runs yielded).

Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have walked away with 0 saves. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 24 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 8 times in high leverage situations in addition to 6 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.4% out of their 9 inherited runners. Sitting with 5 save situations, the Cubs have recorded 1 hold in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (29th in pro baseball). The Cubs have racked up 50 assists, 6 errors and have 161 putouts so far this season. Out of their 483 innings played, the Cubs have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 65.6% (23rd in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Wicks has surrendered 38 hits while he has totaled 30 K's in 38 frames. He has given up 19 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.345 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has faced 169 hitters in his pro baseball career. Wicks (4-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.42 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-178)

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