Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+155) St. Louis (-180)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (26-37) will meet the Cincinnati Reds (29-34) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Cincinnati at +155 while St. Louis is sitting at -180. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andrew Abbott and Miles Mikolas.

The Reds have accrued 113 doubles as a team and have hit 51 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .396 and have struck out 563 times, while taking a walk on 221 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have accounted for 279 RBI's in addition to 537 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .256. They have 290 runs and have an on-base percentage of .334.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.44 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have conceded 79 long balls and 320 total runs (27th in the league). Cincinnati has conceded 561 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 306 earned runs. The Reds have a team ERA of 5.02 on the season (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 552 hitters. They have walked 226 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.53 as a unit so far this season.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 83 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 29 holds so far this season (24th in the league). The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has entered the game in 57 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves on the year and have blown 8 of 26 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners so far this season with 31.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 216 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Reds have converted 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,935 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 1,645 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 491 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 10th in MLB, and have a total of 47 double plays.

Abbott (1-0 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.29 while going up against 23 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1 hits (1.5 hits per 9 innings) with 4 free passes. His ERA is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.833. Abbott has taken the hill for 6 innings and has earned 6 strikeouts during his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .249 for the season. They have struck out on 513 instances (21st in baseball) and have totaled 534 hits. St. Louis has tallied 85 home runs on the year to go along with 280 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .422 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have hit 106 doubles, while walking 221 times as well as notching 290 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 289 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (260 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 63 dingers and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.441 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (535 strikeouts vs 215 free passes). They have a ranking of 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 582.

With 56 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 29 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have converted 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of their 120 inherited runners. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 51.9%, and they have sent 191 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In their 4,977 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 66.2% (30th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (7th in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 586 assists, 26 errors and have 1,659 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Mikolas has conceded 773 hits while tallying 596 punch outs in 797 innings pitched. Mikolas (49-42 record in his career) holds a 3.70 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 328 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.73 and he has gone up against 3,293 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+155)

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