Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (64-83) are hitting the road to Wrigley Field on Monday where they will meet the Chicago Cubs (75-71). The pitchers taking the mound will be Joey Estes and Shota Imanaga.

The Athletics have accrued 217 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 186 balls out of the park. Oakland is slugging .398 and have been rung up 1,359 times, while taking a walk on 451 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in the league. They have tallied 573 RBI's and 1,152 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .234. They are sitting with 596 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .303.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.32 for the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,146 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 147 home runs and also 691 total runs (23rd in baseball). They have walked 484 opposing players and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad so far this year. Oakland has conceded 1,244 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 627 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Athletics have dispatched 477 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners so far this season and 32.7% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 31 saves this season and have missed out on 20 of 51 save opportunities. The Athletics relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 60.8% and has come into the game in 144 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 90 holds on the season (7th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 154 times and also have had 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,748 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 3,916 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,233 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 19th in MLB, and they have turned 129 double plays.

Estes has pitched in 127 innings and has accumulated 95 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.60 (65 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.156. He has allowed 121 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 26 walks. Estes (7-8 career record) has a FIP of 4.53 while he has gone up against 534 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Chicago Cubs have compiled a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .240 this season. They have been rung up on 1,244 occasions (16th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,175 base hits. Chicago has compiled 153 HRs on the campaign and 628 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .393 and they average 4.57 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have recorded 237 two-baggers, while taking a walk 491 times and putting up 667 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 607 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.78 (542 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 160 dingers and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 4.00 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,229 strikeouts vs 437 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,166.

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% of 191 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 147 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 126 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 69 holds and also 23 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 58.9%, and they have sent 444 relievers onto the field so far this year. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 56 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in the majors). The Cubs have accrued 1,189 assists, 73 errors and are sitting with 3,870 putouts for the season. In their 11,610 innings on the field, the Cubs are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (11th in pro baseball).

Imanaga (13-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.04 ERA while surrendering 7.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 6.36 and he has gone up against 642 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 54 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.018 and a FIP of 3.0. Thus far in his career, Imanaga has surrendered 138 base knocks while he has totaled 159 punch outs in 160 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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