Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+145) St. Louis (-170)

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (48-44) will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Reds (34-55) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +145 while St. Louis is priced at -170. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Nick Lodolo and Miles Mikolas.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .379 and have been rung up 785 times, while being walked on 246 occasions. They have 367 RBI's in addition to 709 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .240. The Reds have hit 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 83 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 384 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 5.21 so far this season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 787 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42. Reds pitchers have given up 124 home runs in addition to 479 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 338 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.67 as a squad on the season.

The Reds have dispatched 315 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 142 base runners on the season with 39.4% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 17 saves this year and have missed out on 13 of 30 save chances. The Reds relievers have earned a save percentage of 56.7% and stepped onto the hill in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 33 holds for the year (27th in baseball). Reds bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 93 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 7,038 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 2,346 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 664 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 54 double plays.

Lodolo (2-2 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 114 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 30 hits (11.1 hits per 9 innings) with 9 free passes. His ERA is 4.44 (12 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.603. Lodolo has thrown 24 innings and has accumulated 33 strikeouts thus far in his career.

St. Louis has hit 96 home runs for the year as well as 394 runs batted in. They have hit 156 two-baggers, while walking 281 times and putting up 413 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team OBP of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .401 and they have an average of 4.49 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 715 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 782 base hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.277 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 (667 strikeouts vs 289 free passes). They sit at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 751. They have relinquished 92 homers and they yield 3.98 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 360 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.78 (342 earned runs given up).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 33 save opportunities and they have tallied 21 saves. They are ranked 16th in MLB with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 273 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.2% out of their 138 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Cardinals have 40 holds and 12 blown saves.

In their 7,332 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 969 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 2,444 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Mikolas has given up 607 base knocks while tallying 471 punch outs in 634 innings. Mikolas (39-34 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.63 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 256 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.159 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.68 and he has faced 2,611 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-170)

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