Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-135) Pittsburgh (+115)

The Chicago Cubs (2-1) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2). The odds on this game have the Cubs at -135 while the Pirates are coming in at +115. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Drew Smyly and Jose Quintana.

The Cubs have tallied 5 doubles as a squad and have hit 2 balls out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .359 and have been rung up 28 times, while taking a walk on 17 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 6.0 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have compiled 16 RBI's in addition to 22 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is .239. They have accumulated 18 runs and hold an OBP of .374.

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The Cubs hold a team ERA of 3.00 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 27 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 3 long balls and also 9 total runs (5th in MLB). They have walked 12 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad so far this year.

Cubs relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 4 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 2 holds on the season (14th in the league). The Cubs relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 33.3% and stepped onto the hill in 6 save situations. They have earned 1 save this season and have not converted 2 of their 3 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 5 base runners for the season and 40.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have dispatched 12 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Cubs have converted 75.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 243 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 81 putouts this year, as well as 25 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at 1.000 which ranks 5th in pro baseball, and they have turned 6 double plays.

Smyly (46-39 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.29 while he has faced 3,521 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 802 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 266 walks. His ERA is 4.18 (389 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.275. Smyly has pitched in 837 innings and has earned 831 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .368 and they are earning 3.67 runs per game (20th in the league). They have put up 6 two-baggers, while getting a free base 9 times and putting up 11 runs. Pittsburgh has accounted for 1 home run over the course of the season and 9 RBIs. They have struck out on 26 occasions (20th in baseball) and have totaled 30 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with an on-base percentage of .336 as well as a team batting average of .283 on the year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 19 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 6.84 (19 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 5 dingers and they concede 6.84 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.520 with a FIP of 6.10 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.31 (17 strikeouts against 13 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 25.

The Pirates don't have any saves yet. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 0 save opportunities. Their relief pitchers have come in 0 times in high leverage situations and on 2 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 100.0% out of 2 inherited base runners. They sit at 28th in MLB holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 12 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (24th in the majors). The Pirates have racked up 25 assists, 2 errors and have earned 75 putouts this season. In 225 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (14th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Quintana has given up 1,544 hits while accumulating 1,395 punch outs in 1,558 frames. He has given up a total of 664 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and he has faced 6,541 hitters so far in his career. Quintana (83-80 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.84 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+115)

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