San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL
TV: Marquee
Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-108) Chicago (-106)
Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (34-38) will play the San Francisco Giants (35-37) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Giants at -108 and the Cubs are coming in at -106. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Spencer Howard and Kyle Hendricks.
San Francisco is slugging .388 and have struck out 585 times, while drawing a walk on 242 occasions. They have amassed 308 RBI's in addition to 614 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .248. The Giants have tallied 113 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the park. They have tallied 322 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in baseball.
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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Giants pitchers have surrendered 71 home runs and also 344 total runs (23rd in the league). San Francisco has surrendered 638 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 316 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.40 over the course of the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 606 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad this year.
Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 60 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 45 holds for the year (9th in MLB). The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.0% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 11 out of their 25 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 87 runners on the season and 39.1% of those runners ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 256 relievers to the mound this season.
The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 1,937 putouts for the season, in addition to 740 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 69 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,811 innings, which ranks them 29th in baseball.
Howard has taken the ball for 130 frames and has 119 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Howard (3-12 career record) sits with a FIP of 6.78 and he has gone up against 610 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 6.88 (99 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.683. He has given up 156 base knocks (10.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 walks.
Chicago has knocked in 70 long balls for the year and 285 runs batted in. They have tallied 102 two-baggers, while walking 256 times as well as scoring 304 runs. The Chicago Cubs have an OBP of .309 and a batting average of .227 so far this season. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .366 and they have an average of 4.16 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have been rung up on 633 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 549 hits.
The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.282 with a FIP of 3.95 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 591. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 322 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.87 (277 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (639 strikeouts vs 235 walks). They have given up 77 HR's and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).
Sitting with 63 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 30 holds and 16 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 32 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% of 108 inherited base runners. They sit at 27th in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 225 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.
Out of their 5,799 innings on the field, the Cubs have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 38 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Cubs have 581 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 1,933 putouts this season.
So far in his MLB career, Hendricks has conceded 1,416 base knocks while accumulating 1,203 strikeouts in 1,494 frames. Hendricks (93-73 career mark) holds a 3.63 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 602 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.173 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and he has faced 6,158 batters so far in his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-108)
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