Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+110) Milwaukee (-130)

American Family Field is where the Milwaukee Brewers (46-41) will play the Cincinnati Reds (48-39) on Friday. The line on this contest has the Reds at +110 while the Brewers are sitting at -130. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Abbott and Corbin Burnes.

The Reds have compiled 155 doubles as a squad and have knocked 94 balls out of the park. Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 769 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have tallied 422 RBI's in addition to 768 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .259. They have accounted for 438 runs and have an OBP of .339.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45. Reds pitchers have yielded 115 home runs and 446 runs (27th in baseball). Cincinnati has relinquished 797 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 423 earned runs. The Reds have an ERA of 4.90 for the year (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 738 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 325 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.75 as a squad for the year.

The Reds have sent 314 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 base runners on the season and 28.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 32 saves for the year and have blown 13 of their 45 chances to save the game. The Reds relievers have compiled a save rate of 71.1% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 49 holds on the year (10th in the league). Reds relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 117 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,987 innings, which ranks them 25th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have 2,329 putouts thus far, as well as 699 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and have a total of 64 double plays.

Abbott has taken the hill for 37 innings and is sitting with 42 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 1.21 (5 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.884. He has given up 20 hits (4.8 hits per nine innings) and has 13 free passes. Abbott (4-0 career record) holds a FIP of 3.48 while he has gone up against 143 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .372 and they are recording 4.20 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have 119 two-baggers, while walking 302 times and racking up 365 runs. Milwaukee has hit 91 home runs so far this year to go along with 350 runs batted in. They have struck out on 813 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 659 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 4.56 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (692 strikeouts vs 276 free passes). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 704. They have allowed 109 homers and they concede 4.44 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 381 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.10 (352 earned runs allowed).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.0% out of 100 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 90 save situations, the Brewers have 53 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league holding a save rate of 69.4%, and they have sent 279 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 36 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

In their 6,954 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (2nd in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 772 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,318 putouts this season.

During his career, Burnes has allowed 481 hits while he has accumulated 766 strikeouts in 617 frames. He has conceded 229 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.063 and having a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.38 and he has faced 2,499 batters during his MLB career. Burnes (41-24 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.34 ERA while surrendering 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+110)

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