Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+195) Los Angeles (-230)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (58-43) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (56-48) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Cincinnati at +195 and Los Angeles is opening at -230. The total is set at 10.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luke Weaver and Emmet Sheehan.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .412 and have been called out on strikes 935 times, while drawing a walk on 367 occasions. They have tallied 485 RBI's and 885 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .252. The Reds have hit 177 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 115 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 503 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Reds pitchers have surrendered 138 long balls in addition to 509 runs (24th in baseball). Cincinnati has given up 930 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.69 this season (26th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 878 batters. They have walked 391 opposing players and their FIP is 4.76 as a squad for the year.

The Reds have dispatched 384 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 200 runners for the year and 27.0% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 39 saves for the season and have blown 16 out of their 55 chances to save the game. The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 70.9% and has come into the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 61 holds for the season (8th in the league). Reds pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 142 times and also have had 163 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of 8,346 innings on the field, ranking them 20th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 2,782 putouts on the year, as well as 848 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 82 double plays.

Weaver has taken the hill for 530 innings and has accounted for 527 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Weaver (26-38 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 2,343 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.16 (304 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.442. He has allowed 591 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 174 free passes.

The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .454 and they earn 5.64 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have notched 184 doubles, while walking 429 times and scoring 570 runs. Los Angeles has 166 home runs this season as well as 550 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 892 occasions (15th in MLB) and have accounted for 852 base knocks. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .247 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 473 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.47 (447 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 112 homers and they surrender 4.73 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.273 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (859 strikeouts against 307 bases on balls). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 838.

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 59 holds and 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 35 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.2% out of their 142 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in the league with a save rate of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 363 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 87 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 878 assists, 48 errors and have amassed 2,699 putouts for the season. In their 8,097 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Sheehan has allowed 27 hits while tallying 22 strikeouts in 29 frames. Sheehan (3-1 career mark) holds a 6.75 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 22 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.466 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.38 and he has gone up against 129 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+195)

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