Thursday, August 20, 2015

Great American Ball Park

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Probable Pitchers: Patrick Corbin (3-3) vs. John Lamb (0-1)

The Cincinnati Reds host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Great American Ball Park on Thursday. The probable starters are Patrick Corbin for the Diamondbacks and John Lamb for the Reds. The opening line for this matchup has Arizona at -132 and Cincinnati at +122. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Diamondbacks have a 61-51 over/under record and a 64-54 run line mark, meaning they cover 54% of the time. The Reds have a 55-56 over/under record and a 60-56 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 52% of the time.

The Diamondbacks head into this matchup with a 58-60 record, including 28-31 on the road. Patrick Corbin has a 3-3 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.43 and a 1.19 WHIP. He's pitched 42 innings thus far while surrendering 39 hits over that time and when he starts, the Diamondbacks are 4-4. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 4-4. His teammates are averaging 4.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.36 and they have given up 370 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .238 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while walking 145 times and striking out 348 times. Arizona is averaging 7.21 strikeouts per game while getting 8.82 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.01.

Arizona ranks 5th in the league in team batting average at .264 while hitting .258 on the road. The Diamondbacks hold a .407 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 6th in baseball. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in hits with 139 while the team ranks 3rd in baseball with 9.28 hits per game.

With a 28-27 home record, Cincinnati will hope to improve on their 51-66 overall mark. John Lamb has a record of 0-1 while sporting an earned run average of 7.50 on the year with a 1.67 WHIP. He's pitched 6 innings thus far while surrendering 8 hits over that time in which the Reds are 0-1. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 1-0. His teammates score an average of 3 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.77 and they have given up 342 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .238 against the Reds bullpen while walking 154 times and striking out 329 times. Cincinnati is averaging 7.32 strikeouts per game while getting 8.43 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 21st in the league in team earned run average at 4.01.

They rank 23rd in the league in team batting average with a .248 average while hitting .258 at home. The Reds hold a .397 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 16th in baseball. Joey Votto leads the team in hits with 126 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.54 hits a game.

Arizona has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 58 errors with 1,269 assists and 3,228 put outs for the season. The Reds have committed 60 errors on the season with 1211 assists and 3,168 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .986 on the year.

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 61-51 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 64-54 against the run line so far this season

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 55-56 against the over/under so far this season

The Cincinnati Reds are 60-56 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Arizona Diamondbacks

07/29/15 P Randall Delgado Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/28)
06/04/15 P Archie Bradley Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/4)
05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/28), out for season
04/22/15 C Gerald Laird Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/9)

Cincinnati Reds

08/19/15 CF Billy Hamilton Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/19)
06/17/15 P Jon Moscot Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/16)
06/11/15 SS Zack Cozart Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/11); out for season
05/25/15 C Devin Mesoraco Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/23), out for season
04/28/15 P Homer Bailey Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26); out for season
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)

Tony's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks

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