St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-130) Cincinnati (+110)

The St. Louis Cardinals (50-45) are traveling to Great American Ball Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (35-57). The odds on this game have St. Louis at -130 and Cincinnati is priced at +110. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Tyler Mahle.

The Cardinals have tallied 160 doubles as a team and have hit 100 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .403 and have been rung up 747 times, while drawing a walk on 299 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 416 RBI's as well as 812 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .251. They have 436 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.80 so far this year (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 689 batters. They have walked 300 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 96 long balls and 375 runs (8th in MLB).

The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.7% and stepped onto the hill in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 145 runners for the season with 32.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 93 times as well as having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 282 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have accumulated 42 holds this year (23rd in the league). They have 22 saves for the season and have blown 12 of 34 save chances.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 2,522 putouts this year, as well as 1,000 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in MLB, and have 106 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,566 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB.

Mikolas (40-34 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 2,635 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 610 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 129 walks. His earned run average is 3.61 (257 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.153. Mikolas has thrown 641 innings and has earned 475 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .239 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 807 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 729 hits. Cincinnati has knocked in 87 HRs this season as well as 381 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .379 and they are earning 4.34 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have hit 144 doubles, while getting a free base 257 times as well as scoring 399 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.434 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 801. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 502 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.30 (475 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.30 (819 strikeouts against 356 bases on balls). They have surrendered 128 homers and they relinquish 5.60 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have dispatched 330 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of 148 inherited base runners. With 64 save situations, the Reds have accrued 34 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

Out of their 7,263 innings played, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (25th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 56 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Reds have accrued 690 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 2,421 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Mahle has surrendered 556 base knocks while totaling 625 K's in 581 innings. Mahle (29-38 career mark) has earned a 4.36 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 282 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.332 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 2,510 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-130)

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