Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (53-58) will play the Minnesota Twins (59-48) on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be David Festa and Kyle Hendricks.

The Twins have compiled 214 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 128 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota is slugging .425 and have been rung up 862 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which is 8th in MLB. They have compiled 489 RBI's in addition to 918 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .252. They have tallied 515 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.17 this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 973 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 124 home runs and 474 runs in total (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 275 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.83 as a unit this season. Minnesota has relinquished 843 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 439 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 base runners for the year and 46.8% of those players crossed the plate. Twins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 85 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 344 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 61 holds so far this season (11th in baseball). They have 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 out of their 44 chances to save the game.

The Minnesota Twins have earned 2,845 putouts for the season, as well as 809 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball, and have earned 51 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,535 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in professional baseball.

Festa (1-2 career mark) has a FIP of 6.96 while he has gone up against 85 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 23 hits (10.8 hits per 9 innings) with 4 walks. His ERA is 7.07 (15 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.414. Festa has thrown 19 innings and is sitting with 21 K's in his MLB career.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated an OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .234 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 971 instances (9th in MLB) and have a total of 866 hits. Chicago has 110 home runs so far this season and 436 runs batted in. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are recording 4.16 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have hit 173 two-baggers, while taking a walk 367 times and scoring 462 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a staff on the season. They sit at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 889. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 468 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (412 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (949 strikeouts against 332 free passes). They have allowed 118 homers and they allow 4.30 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of 154 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 124 times in high leverage situations and also on 106 occasions with runners on base. With 91 save situations, the Cubs have earned 47 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 53.5%, and they have dispatched 333 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have earned 23 saves.

In 8,811 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (9th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 885 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 2,937 putouts for the year.

During his career, Hendricks has given up 1,454 hits while he has totaled 1,232 punch outs in 1,534 innings pitched. He has allowed 626 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.55 and he has gone up against 6,322 hitters during his career. Hendricks (96-78 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.67 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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