Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+105) Cincinnati (-125)

The Cincinnati Reds (13-19) are welcoming the Chicago White Sox (11-22) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +105 while Cincinnati is sitting at -125. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Kopech and Luke Weaver.

Chicago has a slugging % of .375 and have been called out on strikes 290 times, while taking a walk on 91 occasions. They have accounted for 132 runs batted in as well as 266 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .234. The White Sox have earned 59 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 33 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 135 runs while holding a team OBP of .298. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. White Sox pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and 200 total runs (29th in the league). Chicago has relinquished 301 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 180 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 5.54 on the year (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 335 hitters. They have walked 144 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 5.12 as a team for the year.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 38 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 21 holds on the year (8th in baseball). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 41.7% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. They have 5 saves this year and have blown 7 of their 12 save chances. The relievers have inherited 55 runners this season and 49.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 121 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 877 putouts this season, as well as 232 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 21st in the majors, and have a total of 21 double plays. The White Sox have turned 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,631 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB.

Kopech (10-16 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.44 and he has faced 989 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 188 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 104 walks. His earned run average is 3.95 (103 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.244. Kopech has taken the mound for 234 innings and has earned 257 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .244 this year. They have struck out on 294 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 259 hits. Cincinnati has knocked in 22 home runs so far this season to go along with 128 runs batted in. The Reds have a team slugging % of .357 and they are scoring 4.22 runs per game (20th in the league). They have recorded 44 doubles, while walking 108 times as well as scoring 135 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.507 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (297 strikeouts vs 117 bases on balls). They rank 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 302. They have yielded 35 homers and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 160 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.98 (154 earned runs given up).

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 13 save chances and they have converted 7 saves. They are ranked 25th in baseball holding a save rate of 53.8%, and they have sent 113 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 68 inherited base runners. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Reds have 14 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 240 assists, 14 errors and have earned 835 putouts so far this season. In their 2,505 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 64.6% (30th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Weaver has given up 504 base knocks while accumulating 481 strikeouts in 466 innings pitched. Weaver (24-38 career mark) holds a 4.90 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 254 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.410 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has gone up against 2,046 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-125)

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