Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+136) Arizona (-162)

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (66-61) will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (67-61) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Reds at +136 while the Diamondbacks are sitting at -162. The over/under is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Brett Kennedy and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have earned a total of 615 runs while having a team OBP of .327. The Reds have recorded 215 doubles as a unit and have hit 148 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 587 runs batted in as well as 1,082 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .249. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .414 and have struck out 1,186 times, while taking a walk on 439 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have surrendered 180 home runs and also 632 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Cincinnati has conceded 1,131 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 598 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 4.72 so far this season (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,088 batters. They have walked 472 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.81 as a unit this season.

The Reds have sent 471 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 249 runners so far this year and 27.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 44 saves for the season and have blown 19 out of their 63 chances to save the game. The Reds bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 69.8% and stepped onto the hill in 142 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 76 holds this season (9th in baseball). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 176 times as well as having 193 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have transformed 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,263 innings, which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 3,421 putouts for the season, as well as 1,033 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and have 100 double plays.

Kennedy has taken the ball for 38 innings and has tallied 24 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.59 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.552. He has allowed 45 base hits (10.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 15 walks. Kennedy (2-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.37 while going up against 177 hitters in the majors.

Arizona is sitting with 140 home runs over the course of the season as well as 563 runs batted in. They have 226 two-baggers, while taking a walk 417 times and scoring 597 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .254 so far this year. The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .419 and they are scoring 4.70 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 986 instances (28th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,087 base hits.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.339 with a FIP of 4.42 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (1,049 strikeouts vs 416 free passes). They are currently ranked 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,088. They have allowed 157 homers and they surrender 4.85 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 605 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.57 (570 earned runs relinquished).

Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of 190 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 129 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 61 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 60.3%, and they have sent 422 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 58 save chances and they have earned 35 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 105 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (1st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,085 assists, 42 errors and are sitting with 3,370 putouts on the campaign. In their 10,110 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (13th in professional baseball).

Pfaadt (0-6 career mark) has earned a 6.13 earned run average while surrendering 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 268 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 42 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.411 and a FIP of 5.5. In his pro baseball career, Pfaadt has given up 68 base hits while he has totaled 55 K's in 61 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+136)

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