Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+165) Milwaukee (-195)

The Cincinnati Reds (42-62) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Saturday where they will play the Milwaukee Brewers (57-48). The moneyline on this contest has Cincinnati at +165 and Milwaukee is coming in at -195. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nick Lodolo and Aaron Ashby.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball. They have accumulated 449 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Reds have hit 163 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 98 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 430 RBI's and 823 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .240. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 917 times, while being walked on 284 occasions.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 5.01 on the year (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 917 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.37 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Reds pitchers have allowed 139 long balls and also 540 total runs (28th in the league). They have walked 387 batters and their FIP is 4.57 as a unit this season.

The Reds have sent 364 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners on the year with 37.5% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 22 saves on the campaign and have not converted 15 out of their 37 chances to save the game. The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 59.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 41 holds for the year (28th in MLB). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 105 times in addition to having 94 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 2,742 putouts this year, in addition to 787 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 64 double plays. The Reds have transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,226 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball.

Lodolo (3-3 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.80 while he has faced 178 batters in the majors. He has given up 44 hits (10.3 hits per nine innings) with 16 walks. His ERA is 4.23 (18 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.565. Lodolo has thrown 38 frames and is sitting with 54 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Milwaukee has 145 HRs this year to go along with 475 RBIs. They have put up 166 two-baggers, while walking 373 times as well as notching 488 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .241 on the year. The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .419 and they earn 4.65 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 922 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 850 hits.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 3.84 as a squad for the season. They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 827. The Milwaukee pitching staff have yielded 452 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (402 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 (991 strikeouts vs 344 walks). They have conceded 116 dingers and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of 120 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Brewers have earned 68 holds and also 16 blown saves. They sit at 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.8%, and they have sent 345 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 53 save chances and they have come away with 37 saves.

In 8,379 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 76 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in the majors). The Brewers have racked up 901 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 2,793 putouts this year.

In his career, Ashby has conceded 106 hits while he has tallied 137 K's in 112 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 53 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.85 and he has gone up against 492 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Ashby (5-11 career mark) holds a 4.25 earned run average and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+165)

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