Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 5/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+120) Chicago (-140)

The Chicago Cubs (15-23) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (20-21) at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The line on this contest has Arizona at +120 while Chicago opens at -140. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Merrill Kelly and Wade Miley.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have notched a total of 153 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .292. The Diamondbacks have earned 57 doubles as a team and have hit 49 balls out of the stadium. They have 144 RBI's in addition to 277 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .209. Arizona has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 379 times, while taking a walk on 146 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 39 home runs and 175 total runs (24th in MLB). They have walked 129 batters and their FIP is 4.09 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 3.91 on the year (20th in the league), and they have rung up 292 hitters.

Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 37 times as well as having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 28 holds so far this year (5th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.2% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves this year and have blown 5 out of their 18 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 53 runners on the campaign and 30.2% of them crossed the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 149 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 1,083 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 338 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 33 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,249 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in the majors.

Kelly has taken the mound for 416 innings and has racked up 357 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kelly (26-29 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.16 and he has faced 1,753 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.17 (193 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.277. He has surrendered 414 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 118 free passes.

The Cubs have a team SLG% of .370 and they average 4.08 runs per game (19th in the league). They have hit 64 two-baggers, while taking a walk 129 times as well as scoring 155 runs. Chicago has a total of 33 HRs for the season to go along with 141 RBIs. They have struck out on 343 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 287 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have tallied an OBP of .310 as well as a batting average of .231 for the season.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.79 (324 strikeouts against 116 bases on balls). They sit at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 305. They have conceded 45 homers and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 157 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.92 (144 earned runs allowed).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of their 53 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 34 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 10 holds and also 4 blown saves. They rank 10th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 126 relievers to the hill on the season. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 14 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 42 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Cubs have accrued 349 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 993 putouts on the season. In 2,979 innings played, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in the majors).

Miley (98-92 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.14 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has faced 6,825 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 732 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.378 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Miley has surrendered 1,638 hits while he has accumulated 1,259 punch outs in 1,591 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+120)

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