St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) Chicago (-110)

The Chicago Cubs (33-36) host the St. Louis Cardinals (33-34) at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at -110 while Chicago is sitting at -110. The total is set at 8. The game can be seen on Andre Pallante and Shota Imanaga.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which is 24th in the league. They have accounted for 263 runs and have an OBP of .306. The Cardinals have accounted for 100 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 64 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 246 runs batted in in addition to 531 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .237. St. Louis is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 569 times, while drawing a walk on 208 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.00 for the year (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 564 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and also 301 total runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 194 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a squad this season. St. Louis has given up 554 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 263 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals have sent 213 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 89 base runners this year with 34.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 25 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 7 of 32 save opportunities. The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 78.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 81 save situations. The relievers have racked up 49 holds so far this season (3rd in baseball). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 63 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 5,325 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 1,775 putouts so far this season, in addition to 607 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Pallante (12-8 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.86 and he has faced 867 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 215 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 82 free passes. His earned run average is 3.92 (87 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.485. Pallante has taken the mound for 200 innings and has tallied 133 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Chicago has knocked in 67 HRs so far this season and 273 runs batted in. They have notched 100 doubles, while getting a free base 239 times and putting up 292 runs. The Chicago Cubs have earned a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .228 so far this year. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .370 and they score 4.23 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 608 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 522 base hits.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.288 with a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 560. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 309 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (265 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (607 strikeouts vs 223 walks). They have allowed 72 long balls and they give up 4.57 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.3% out of their 102 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Cubs have earned 30 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They rank 27th in baseball with a save rate of 51.6%, and they have dispatched 214 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves.

In 5,475 innings on the field, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 38 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Cubs have accrued 548 assists, 41 errors and have a tally of 1,825 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Imanaga has surrendered 60 base knocks while tallying 72 punch outs in 69 innings pitched. Imanaga (6-1 career win-loss record) has earned a 1.96 earned run average while conceding 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.029 and a FIP of 1.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.55 and he has faced 276 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-110)

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