Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+100) Cincinnati (-120)

The Cincinnati Reds (20-35) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (26-31) at Great American Ball Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Diamondbacks at +100 and the Reds open at -120. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zach Davies and Tyler Mahle.

Arizona has a slugging % of .378 and have been called out on strikes 521 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions. They have recorded 207 RBI's as well as 397 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .215. The Diamondbacks have earned 86 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 220 runs and hold an OBP of .296. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in the league.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 66 long balls and also 270 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 182 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.46 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.43 for the year (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 402 hitters.

The Diamondbacks have sent 204 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 base runners this season with 23.8% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 16 saves on the season and have blown 7 out of their 23 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 69.6% and has entered the game in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 36 holds this year (7th in MLB). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 57 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,506 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 1,502 putouts so far this season, as well as 483 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 46 double plays.

Davies has taken the mound for 887 frames and has tallied 654 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.15 (409 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.328. He has conceded 884 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 295 free passes. Davies (58-51 career record) holds a FIP of 4.42 while he has gone up against 3,768 batters in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have tallied an OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .237 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 469 occasions (13th in the league) and have a total of 426 hits. Cincinnati has a total of 55 long balls so far this season to go along with 241 RBIs. The Reds have a SLG% of .384 and they score 4.51 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have recorded 89 two-baggers, while taking a walk 167 times as well as putting up 248 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.420 with a FIP of 4.66 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.21 (478 strikeouts vs 216 free passes). They sit at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 457. They have surrendered 72 home runs and they relinquish 5.58 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 294 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.41 (285 earned runs allowed).

With 35 save situations, the Reds have tallied 20 holds and also 5 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.0% out of 100 inherited runners. They sit at 15th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 197 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

In their 4,266 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in baseball). The Reds have racked up 410 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,422 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Mahle has allowed 527 base hits while accumulating 587 K's in 549 innings pitched. Mahle (28-36 career record) holds a 4.46 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 272 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.344 and a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has gone up against 2,377 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-120)

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