Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+135) Philadelphia (-155)

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (1-5) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (3-2) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Reds at +135 while the Phillies are opening at -155. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Nick Lodolo and Bailey Falter.

Cincinnati is slugging .509 and have been called out on strikes 45 times, while taking a walk on 16 occasions. They have accrued 24 RBI's as well as 42 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .261. The Reds have accumulated 6 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 10 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 25 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 12th in the league.

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Reds pitchers have given up 3 home runs and 26 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 21 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.80 for the season (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 45 hitters.

The Cincinnati Reds have amassed 135 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 42 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and have a total of 2 double plays. The Reds have converted 65.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 405 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in baseball.

Lodolo has taken the mound for 108 frames and has tallied 140 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.66 (44 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.274. He has surrendered 97 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 41 free passes. Lodolo (5-7 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 465 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .268 on the year. They have struck out on 59 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 56 hits. Philadelphia has recorded 4 home runs over the course of the season as well as 16 RBIs. The Phillies hold a team slugging percentage of .431 and they are scoring 3.00 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have recorded 14 doubles, while taking a walk 12 times as well as putting up 18 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 42 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 6.98 (38 earned runs given up). They have conceded 10 long balls and they surrender 7.71 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.694 and have a FIP of 5.50 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.92 (50 strikeouts against 26 bases on balls). They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 57.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (12th in the majors). The Phillies have racked up 45 assists, 2 errors and have 147 putouts so far this year. Out of their 441 innings played, the Phillies hold a efficiency on defense of 65.2% (27th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Falter has surrendered 126 base knocks and he has 111 K's in 123 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 59 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 4.83 and he has gone up against 509 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Falter (8-6 career record) has a 4.32 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+135)

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