Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+141) Chicago (-175)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (77-74) will meet the Washington Nationals (68-83) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +141 and the Cubs are at -175. The over/under has been set at 7. The starting pitchers will be Patrick Corbin and Javier Assad.

The Nationals have recorded 257 doubles as a squad and have smacked 127 baseballs out of the park. Washington has a slugging % of .377 and have struck out 1,131 times, while drawing a walk on 428 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are earning 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league. They have accrued 588 RBI's in addition to 1,215 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is .243. They have earned 626 runs scored and have an OBP of .309.

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The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 4.30 this year (23rd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,226 batters. Nationals pitchers have conceded 157 long balls and 717 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 439 batters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team on the season. Washington has surrendered 1,350 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 639 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Nationals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 65.6% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. The relievers have inherited 209 runners this year with 35.9% of them ended up scoring. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with players on base 147 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 530 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have recorded 80 holds on the season (12th in MLB). They have compiled 40 saves this season and have blown 21 of their 61 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have transformed 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,042 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 4,014 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,338 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 146 double plays.

Corbin (103-131 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 8,101 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 2,004 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 577 free passes. His earned run average is 4.49 (940 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.371. Corbin has thrown 1,882 frames and has racked up 1,722 punch outs during his career.

Chicago has recorded 162 long balls on the year to go along with 655 RBIs. They have recorded 241 doubles, while walking 509 times and putting up 695 runs. The Chicago Cubs have an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .243 this season. The Cubs have a SLG% of .397 and they are recording 4.60 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,287 instances (15th in MLB) and have earned 1,238 base knocks.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,276 strikeouts vs 456 free passes). They come in at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,208. They have allowed 170 homers and they surrender 4.25 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 630 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (564 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 132 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 73 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 58 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 156 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 198 inherited runners. They rank 25th in the league holding a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 459 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in MLB). The Cubs have accrued 1,227 assists, 74 errors and have earned 4,003 putouts so far this season. In their 12,009 innings on the field, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in professional baseball).

Assad (14-10 career mark) is the owner of a 3.17 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 1,207 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 100 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.323 and a FIP of 3.1. Thus far in his career, Assad has surrendered 256 hits while he has earned 240 punch outs in 284 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+141)

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