New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (36-39) are hosting the New York Mets (35-38) at Wrigley Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Shota Imanaga.

As a squad, the New York Mets are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 11th in the league. They have accounted for 337 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Mets have earned 124 doubles as a squad and have hit 83 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 321 RBI's as well as 620 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .246. New York has a slugging rate of .399 and have been rung up 580 times, while being walked on 228 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have yielded 69 long balls and 344 runs in total (22nd in the league). New York has conceded 572 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 301 earned runs. The Mets have a team earned run average of 4.13 over the course of the season (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 636 batters. They have walked 282 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a squad this season.

The Mets have dispatched 244 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 base runners so far this season with 34.0% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 17 saves so far this season and have missed out on 12 out of their 29 save opportunities. The Mets relievers have a save percentage of 58.6% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 52 holds on the year (4th in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 75 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,907 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in the majors. The New York Mets have a tally of 1,969 putouts this year, in addition to 624 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Quintana has pitched in 1,871 innings and has 1,642 strikeouts in his career. Quintana (94-98 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.73 while he has faced 7,852 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.79 (788 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.283. He has surrendered 1,847 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 553 walks.

Chicago is sitting with 73 HRs so far this year and 294 runs batted in. They have put up 106 doubles, while getting a free base 262 times and notching 315 runs. The Chicago Cubs have compiled a team on-base percentage of .311 and a batting average of .230 for the year. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .370 and they are scoring 4.20 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have been rung up on 650 instances (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 571 base hits.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They rank 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 601. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 329 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.86 (284 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (662 strikeouts vs 243 free passes). They have surrendered 78 home runs and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 231 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.3% out of their 113 inherited runners. Sitting with 67 save situations, the Cubs have earned 32 holds and 16 blown saves.

Out of their 5,961 innings on the diamond, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 38 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Cubs have racked up 596 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 1,987 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Imanaga has surrendered 64 hits while he has tallied 78 punch outs in 76 innings pitched. He has surrendered 16 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.987 and a FIP of 1.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 7.09 and he has faced 302 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Imanaga (7-1 mark in his career) holds a 1.89 earned run average while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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