Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-110) Cincinnati (-110)

The Chicago Cubs (1-3) are headed to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (3-1). The moneyline on this contest has the Cubs at -110 and the Reds are coming in at -110. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Marcus Stroman and Hunter Greene.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .368 and have struck out 31 times, while taking a walk on 12 occasions. They have 15 runs batted in in addition to 32 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .241. The Cubs have tallied 5 two-baggers as a team and have hit 4 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 16 runs and have an OBP of .311. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in the league.

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The Cubs have compiled a team earned run average of 4.63 on the season (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 41 hitters. They have walked 17 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 2.93 as a squad so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.43. Cubs pitchers have given up 1 long ball in addition to 19 total runs (12th in MLB).

The Cubs have converted 63.1% of balls in play into outs out of 315 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 105 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 39 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them ranked 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 4 double plays.

Stroman has taken the ball for 1,173 frames and has earned 980 strikeouts in his MLB career. Stroman (68-67 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 4,871 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.60 (469 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. He has given up 1,140 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 327 free passes.

Cincinnati has accumulated 7 HRs on the year and 19 RBIs. They have tallied 5 doubles, while walking 14 times and earning 20 runs. The Cincinnati Reds hold an OBP of .340 and a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season. The Reds hold a slugging % of .492 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have been rung up on 35 instances (16th in the league) and have notched a total of 33 base hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 14 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (14 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 3 long balls and they relinquish 3.50 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.278 in addition to having a FIP of 3.58 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.53 (38 strikeouts against 15 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 31.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 1 double play and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 32 assists, 2 errors and have amassed 108 putouts so far this season. In their 324 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball).

In his career, Greene has given up 109 hits and he has 172 strikeouts in 129 innings. Greene (5-13 career mark) has a 4.53 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 65 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.240 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.37 and he has faced 549 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-110)

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