San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+118) Chicago (-139)

The Chicago Cubs (21-15) are welcoming the San Diego Padres (19-19) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at +118 while Chicago is sitting at -139. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Dylan Cease and Hayden Wesneski.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are recording 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB. They have tallied 193 runs scored and have an OBP of .326. The Padres have recorded 62 doubles as a squad and have knocked 40 balls out of the park. They have amassed 184 RBI's and 338 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .261. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 281 times, while taking a walk on 121 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Padres pitchers have conceded 45 long balls in addition to 179 runs in total (25th in MLB). San Diego has given up 305 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 159 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this year (21st in the league), and the staff has rung up 315 hitters. They have walked 123 opposing players and their FIP is 4.26 as a team on the season.

The Padres have sent 129 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 67 base runners on the year and 35.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 11 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 3 of 14 save opportunities. The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 78.6% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 18 holds so far this season (20th in the league). Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 45 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,036 innings, which ranks them 11th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 1,012 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 312 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 30 double plays.

Cease has taken the ball for 700 innings and has totaled 840 strikeouts during his MLB career. Cease (47-37 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while going up against 2,981 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.75 (292 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.275. He has given up 585 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 308 walks.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded an OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .236 for the season. They have been rung up on 312 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 281 base hits. Chicago has knocked in 38 home runs on the year and 160 RBIs. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 4.75 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have recorded 54 doubles, while getting a free base 135 times and notching 171 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.268 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (306 strikeouts against 118 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 288. They have allowed 31 dingers and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 156 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.82 (136 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.9% of 58 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on. With 42 save situations, the Cubs have earned 22 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 120 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 298 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 962 putouts during this campaign. In 2,886 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (18th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Wesneski has conceded 115 hits while earning 130 strikeouts in 139 frames. He has allowed a total of 55 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.129 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.10 and he has faced 574 batters in his MLB career. Wesneski (8-7 career record) holds a 3.56 ERA while surrendering 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-139)

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