Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+140) Los Angeles (-165)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (58-44) welcome the Cincinnati Reds (57-48) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Reds at +140 while the Dodgers are opening at -165. The total is 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Luke Weaver and Emmet Sheehan.

Cincinnati is slugging .413 and have been called out on strikes 945 times, while being walked on 370 occasions. They have compiled 491 RBI's as well as 893 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .252. The Reds have tallied 179 doubles as a squad and have knocked 117 balls out of the park. They have 509 runs and hold an OBP of .331. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. Reds pitchers have yielded 138 home runs and 514 runs (24th in MLB). Cincinnati has relinquished 942 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 488 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.69 for the season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 882 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 397 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.75 as a unit on the season.

The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. The relievers have inherited 207 runners so far this year with 27.5% of them crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 146 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 388 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have 64 holds this year (7th in baseball). They have earned 40 saves so far this year and have blown 16 out of their 56 save opportunities.

The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 2,809 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 862 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 7th in MLB, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Reds have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,427 innings, which has them ranked 21st in the majors.

Weaver has taken the hill for 530 innings and is sitting with 527 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 5.16 (304 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.442. He has conceded 591 base hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 174 free passes. Weaver (26-38 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.26 and he has faced 2,343 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has recorded 166 home runs so far this year to go along with 555 runs batted in. They have tallied 188 doubles, while walking 435 times as well as earning 575 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .337 as well as a batting average of .248 so far this year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .454 and they are earning 5.64 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 896 occasions (16th in MLB) and have recorded 864 base knocks.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.273 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (869 strikeouts against 310 walks). They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 846. They have surrendered 114 long balls and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 479 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.49 (453 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 59 holds and also 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of 145 inherited base runners. They sit at 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have sent 368 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

Out of their 8,178 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 88 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (11th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 888 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,726 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Sheehan has given up 27 base hits and he has 22 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched. He has given up 22 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.38 and he has faced 129 hitters so far in his MLB career. Sheehan (3-1 career mark) is the owner of a 6.75 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+140)

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