Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+215) Atlanta (-255)

The Atlanta Braves (7-4) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (4-5) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Reds at +215 while the Braves are priced at -255. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Hunter Greene and Spencer Strider.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been rung up 81 times, while being walked on 33 occasions. They have compiled 38 RBI's and 74 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .251. The Reds have accounted for 14 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 11 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 39 runs and have an OBP of .329. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

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Reds pitchers have given up 7 long balls and also 43 runs in total (8th in baseball). They have walked 36 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.65 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. The Reds hold a team ERA of 4.55 so far this year (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 91 batters.

The Reds have dispatched 35 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners on the campaign with 48.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 3 saves so far this season and have blown 3 of their 6 save chances. The Reds relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 7 holds on the campaign (13th in MLB). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 17 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 238 putouts this year, in addition to 70 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 6 double plays. The Reds have turned 64.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 714 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in the majors.

Greene has taken the mound for 133 innings and has totaled 177 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.51 (67 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.257. He has given up 114 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 54 free passes. Greene (5-13 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.35 while he has faced 571 hitters in the major leagues.

The Atlanta Braves have earned an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .265 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 103 instances (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 101 base hits. Atlanta has recorded 13 long balls this season as well as 46 runs batted in. The Braves have a team SLG% of .417 and they are earning 4.64 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have tallied 19 two-baggers, while taking a walk 48 times as well as putting up 51 runs.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.374 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 (90 strikeouts vs 42 free passes). They are sitting at 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 94. They have conceded 9 home runs and they yield 3.91 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 43 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.73 (41 earned runs surrendered).

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.7% out of their 15 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 13 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Braves have 10 holds and 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 41 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have tallied 2 saves.

In 891 innings played, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (18th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 13 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (15th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 104 assists, 5 errors and have a tally of 297 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Strider has surrendered 95 base knocks and he has 220 punch outs in 145 frames. He has surrendered a total of 43 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.014 and a FIP of 2.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.23 and he has faced 582 batters in his career. Strider (13-5 career mark) is the owner of a 2.67 earned run average and has allowed 5.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+215)

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