Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+164) Chicago (-199)

The Oakland Athletics (65-85) are traveling to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago Cubs (76-73). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +164 while the Cubs are sitting at -199. The total has been set at O8.0. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Mitch Spence and Jordan Wicks.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in the league. They have earned 607 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .303. The Athletics have hit 225 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 188 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 583 runs batted in in addition to 1,179 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .234. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .398 and have struck out 1,389 times, while drawing a walk on 460 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 151 home runs and 702 total runs (23rd in baseball). Oakland has conceded 1,274 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 638 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 4.32 this year (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,165 hitters. They have walked 488 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit for the year.

The Athletics relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.5% and has entered the game in 147 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 224 runners on the season and 33.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 156 times as well as having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 486 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen have racked up 92 holds for the year (7th in the league). They have recorded 32 saves for the season and have not converted 20 of 52 save chances.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 3,991 putouts this year, as well as 1,253 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 20th in the majors, and they have turned 130 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,973 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in MLB.

Spence has taken the mound for 137 innings and has racked up 113 punch outs in his career. Spence (7-9 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.27 while he has gone up against 584 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.33 (66 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.349. He has allowed 144 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 41 walks.

The Cubs have a team slugging % of .395 and they have an average of 4.58 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have notched 240 two-baggers, while taking a walk 506 times as well as putting up 683 runs. Chicago has accumulated 159 home runs on the season as well as 643 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,269 instances (16th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,209 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .241 on the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 624 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.82 (558 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 166 homers and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.246 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,255 strikeouts vs 450 walks). They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,190.

Sitting with 132 save situations, the Cubs have 73 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 58 save chances and they have earned 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of their 198 inherited runners. They sit at 25th in baseball with a save rate of 58.6%, and they have sent 454 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

Out of their 11,847 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 80 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Cubs have 1,211 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 3,949 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Wicks has allowed 81 base knocks while he has earned 62 punch outs in 75 innings. He has allowed a total of 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.463 and having a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.14 and he has gone up against 336 hitters in his pro baseball career. Wicks (6-4 career win-loss record) has a 4.91 ERA and has conceded 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-199)

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