Nico Hoerner Total Hits Props • Chi. Cubs
The weather report calls for the 4th-best pitching weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 15-mph in this game, the best of the day for hurlers. Nico Hoerner has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Compared to his seasonal mark of 3.5°, Nico Hoerner's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls has dropped significantly in recent games (-0.4° in the past 14 days).