Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-105) St. Louis (-115)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (32-25) will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (20-36) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Cincinnati at -105 while St. Louis is priced at -115. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Andre Pallante.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 469 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions. They have accrued 241 runs batted in and 426 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .237. The Reds have hit 89 doubles as a squad and have smacked 55 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 248 runs while holding a team OBP of .309. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in the league.

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The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 5.41 this year (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 478 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 216 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.66 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Reds pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and also 294 total runs (28th in MLB).

The Reds relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 35 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 100 base runners so far this season with 42.0% of them earned a run for their team. Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 59 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 197 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have earned 20 holds on the campaign (28th in MLB). They have tallied 10 saves so far this season and have not converted 5 out of their 15 chances to get a save.

The Reds have transformed 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,266 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 1,422 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 410 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and have a total of 33 double plays.

Castillo has taken the mound for 740 frames and has tallied 804 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.71 (305 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.216. He has allowed 629 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 271 walks. Castillo (42-52 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.74 while he has gone up against 3,078 batters in the major leagues.

The Cardinals have a SLG% of .397 and they score 4.84 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 96 doubles, while getting a free base 183 times and notching 271 runs. St. Louis has compiled 55 long balls on the season and 260 runs batted in. They have struck out on 415 occasions (26th in MLB) and have tallied 487 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .323 as well as a batting average of .254 over the course of the season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.295 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 (409 strikeouts against 185 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 460. They have conceded 58 homers and they allow 3.96 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 219 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (208 earned runs surrendered).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.2% out of their 90 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 45 times in high leverage situations in addition to 58 occasions with runners on. With 42 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have sent 172 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 19 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 587 assists, 26 errors and have notched a total of 1,496 putouts on the season. In 4,488 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (11th in MLB).

Pallante (1-0 record in his career) has a 1.23 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.43 and he has gone up against 127 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 4 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Pallante has allowed 29 base knocks while he has totaled 20 punch outs in 29 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-105)

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