Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) Cincinnati (-145)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (37-35) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (29-45) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +125 and the Reds are priced at -145. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and Ben Lively.

The Rockies have earned 157 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 61 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 661 times, while being walked on 211 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 19th in the league. They have recorded 309 runs batted in in addition to 642 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have 324 runs while having a team OBP of .316.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.45 this season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 538 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 102 home runs and also 422 total runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 287 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.12 as a unit on the season. Colorado has given up 696 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 389 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies have sent 238 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 runners for the season and 30.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 15 saves so far this season and have blown 9 out of their 24 save opportunities. The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 44 save situations. The relief pitchers have 18 holds for the season (30th in MLB). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 68 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 1,928 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 713 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,784 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in MLB.

Freeland has thrown 909 frames and is sitting with 691 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.29 (433 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.402. He has given up 966 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 308 free passes. Freeland (53-59 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.50 while he has gone up against 3,926 batters in the major leagues.

The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.78 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 132 doubles, while taking a walk 258 times and notching 344 runs. Cincinnati has knocked in 62 home runs this season as well as 331 RBIs. They have been rung up on 637 instances (11th in the league) and have notched a total of 619 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have compiled an OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the year.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.441 and have a FIP of 4.59 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 658. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 363 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.89 (347 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (613 strikeouts against 263 free passes). They have given up 90 dingers and they concede 5.11 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.5% out of their 138 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 100 times in high leverage situations and also on 96 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 72 save situations, the Reds have 37 holds and also 9 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 252 relievers to the hill for the season. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 53 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in pro baseball). The Reds have 581 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,918 putouts so far this season. In 5,754 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lively has surrendered 176 hits while he has earned 121 punch outs in 162 frames. He has conceded a total of 83 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.383 and having a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.52 and he has faced 699 batters so far in his MLB career. Lively (8-14 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.61 earned run average while conceding 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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