New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The New York Yankees (80-60) are headed to Wrigley Field on Saturday where they will meet the Chicago Cubs (72-68). The pitchers expected to start will be Clarke Schmidt and Jordan Wicks.

As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 714 runs and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Yankees have hit 216 doubles as a squad and have smacked 213 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 688 runs batted in and 1,191 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .252. New York is slugging .439 and have been rung up 1,129 times, while drawing a walk on 569 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 159 home runs in addition to 596 total runs (11th in the league). New York has conceded 1,122 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 540 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 for the year (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,238 hitters. They have walked 462 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.16 as a team so far this year.

Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 154 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 72 holds for the year (15th in the league). The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.1% and has come into the game in 130 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves for the year and have missed out on 19 of 56 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 232 runners so far this season with 36.6% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 454 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Yankees have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 11,265 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 3,755 putouts this season, as well as 1,134 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 24th in baseball, and they have turned 95 double plays.

Schmidt has thrown 289 innings and is sitting with 285 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.98 (128 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.317. He has surrendered 282 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 99 free passes. Schmidt (19-18 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.92 and he has gone up against 1,248 hitters in the major leagues.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .241 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,193 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,135 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 149 home runs on the campaign and 605 runs batted in. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .396 and they are recording 4.58 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have hit 230 doubles, while walking 470 times as well as putting up 641 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 584 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.78 (520 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 151 homers and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.237 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (1,191 strikeouts against 411 walks). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,119.

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.1% out of their 183 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with runners on. With 121 save situations, the Cubs have earned 66 holds and 23 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in the league holding a save rate of 57.4%, and they have dispatched 424 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.

In 11,133 innings played, the Cubs are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Cubs have racked up 1,139 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,711 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Wicks has surrendered 68 base hits while totaling 56 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched. Wicks (6-3 career mark) holds a 4.15 ERA and has conceded 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 31 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.324 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 293 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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