St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Chicago Cubs (52-58) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (56-52) at Wrigley Field on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Erick Fedde and Javier Assad.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league. They have notched a total of 454 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310. The Cardinals have accumulated 158 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 112 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 429 RBI's in addition to 904 hits on the season, while their batting average is .247. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 899 times, while taking a walk on 309 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 114 home runs and 489 runs in total (19th in baseball). St. Louis has relinquished 920 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 433 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.04 for the season (17th in the league), and the staff has struck out 862 batters. They have walked 305 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad for the year.

The Cardinals have dispatched 343 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 runners on the campaign with 37.1% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 37 saves on the campaign and have not converted 16 of 53 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 69.8% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 79 holds on the season (3rd in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 109 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,895 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,006 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 107 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,685 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in MLB.

Fedde has taken the ball for 575 innings and has tallied 460 strikeouts in his career. Fedde (28-37 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.85 and he has gone up against 2,514 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.93 (315 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.444. He has conceded 606 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 225 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have tallied an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .234 on the campaign. They have struck out on 960 instances (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 857 base knocks. Chicago has knocked in 108 home runs for the year as well as 431 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .378 and they average 4.15 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have tallied 170 two-baggers, while walking 366 times as well as scoring 457 runs.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.246 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a team for the year. They rank 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 877. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 464 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.79 (408 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (940 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They have allowed 116 dingers and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 47 holds and also 20 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 43 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relievers have come in 124 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of 153 inherited runners. They rank 27th in baseball with a save rate of 53.5%, and they have sent 331 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In 8,730 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Cubs have recorded 878 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 2,910 putouts this year.

Assad (12-8 career record) holds a 3.13 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.04 and he has gone up against 1,025 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 84 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.314 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. In his career, Assad has surrendered 214 base knocks and he has 210 K's in 241 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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