St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

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

The St. Louis Cardinals (11-24) are on their way to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Chicago Cubs (17-17). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -110 while the Cubs are priced at -110. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty and Jameson Taillon.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .419 and have struck out 288 times, while drawing a walk on 117 occasions. They have 152 RBI's in addition to 313 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is .259. The Cardinals have tallied 63 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 42 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 156 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 13th in baseball.

The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.59 this year (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 313 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 41 home runs and also 175 total runs (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 120 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a team so far this season. St. Louis has relinquished 329 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 157 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 15 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 30.8% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. They have 4 saves on the campaign and have not converted 9 of 13 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners for the year with 34.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 113 relievers to the hill for the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 923 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 330 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 15th in MLB, and they have turned 34 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 65.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,769 innings, ranking them 29th in the majors.

Flaherty (36-29 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.01 while he has faced 2,294 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 426 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 210 free passes. His ERA is 3.58 (222 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.140. Flaherty has thrown 557 frames and is sitting with 636 K's thus far in his career.

The Chicago Cubs have an OBP of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .268 this season. They have been rung up on 297 instances (17th in the league) and are sitting with 317 hits. Chicago has tallied 41 home runs on the year and 162 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging percentage of .424 and they are scoring 4.94 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have 52 doubles, while walking 116 times and putting up 168 runs.

The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.141 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.72 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 249. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 122 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.34 (113 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (292 strikeouts vs 98 free passes). They have conceded 28 home runs and they concede 3.61 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.7% out of their 29 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 28 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on. With 28 save situations, the Cubs have earned 19 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 108 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 9 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves.

In their 2,742 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (3rd in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 33 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (12th in professional baseball). The Cubs have accrued 328 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 914 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Taillon has surrendered 780 base hits while he has earned 730 strikeouts in 804 frames. Taillon (51-37 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.87 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 346 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 3,353 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-110)

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