Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+124) San Francisco (-148)

The Cincinnati Reds (68-64) are headed to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (67-63). The odds on this game have the Reds at +124 while the Giants are at -148. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Williamson and Alex Cobb.

Cincinnati is slugging .413 and have been rung up 1,230 times, while taking a walk on 451 occasions. They have compiled 606 RBI's as well as 1,110 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .248. The Reds have accounted for 221 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 153 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 635 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .325. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Reds pitchers have relinquished 183 home runs and also 657 runs in total (23rd in the league). Cincinnati has given up 1,167 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 619 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 4.74 on the campaign (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,121 batters. They have walked 491 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.80 as a squad on the season.

The Reds have dispatched 482 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 256 base runners on the year and 27.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have tallied 45 saves this year and have missed out on 21 out of their 66 save chances. The Reds bullpen have earned a save percentage of 68.2% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 76 holds for the season (9th in the league). Reds bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 182 times in addition to having 200 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 3,526 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,068 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 20th in baseball, and have accumulated 103 double plays. The Reds have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,578 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Williamson (4-3 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.57 and he has faced 385 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 83 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 33 free passes. His earned run average is 4.18 (43 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.252. Williamson has thrown 92 innings and has tallied 82 K's in his pro baseball career.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .239 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,225 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned 1,045 base knocks. San Francisco has tallied 142 long balls on the year and 545 RBIs. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .388 and they average 4.32 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have 205 doubles, while getting a free base 430 times as well as scoring 562 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,114 strikeouts vs 333 walks). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,115. They have conceded 141 HR's and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 564 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.99 (513 earned runs given up).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of 165 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 141 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on base. With 135 save situations, the Giants have accrued 66 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They rank 14th in MLB with a save rate of 65.7%, and they have dispatched 405 relievers onto the diamond this season. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 67 save opportunities and they have earned 44 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 117 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,289 assists, 86 errors and have accumulated 3,468 putouts so far this season. In 10,404 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Cobb has allowed 1,278 base knocks and he has 1,084 K's in 1,292 innings pitched. Cobb (76-73 career record) has a 3.84 ERA while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 551 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 5,437 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-148)

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