Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-240) Cincinnati (+200)

The Cincinnati Reds (26-33) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (35-25) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -240 and the Reds are sitting at +200. The over/under is 10. The starting pitchers are Tony Gonsolin and Luke Weaver.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .459 and have been called out on strikes 527 times, while being walked on 254 occasions. They have accrued 320 RBI's and 487 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .242. The Dodgers have tallied 110 two-baggers as a team and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 331 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 4.45 for the season (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 501 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 76 home runs and 276 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 167 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a team this season. Los Angeles has allowed 490 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 262 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.7% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 base runners so far this year and 25.8% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 59 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 205 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have racked up 32 holds on the campaign (12th in baseball). They have earned 14 saves this year and have blown 5 of 19 save chances.

The Dodgers have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,767 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 1,589 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 511 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and have accumulated 43 double plays.

Gonsolin has pitched in 308 innings and has accumulated 292 strikeouts in his MLB career. Gonsolin (29-7 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.59 while he has gone up against 1,217 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.42 (83 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.976. He has surrendered 197 base knocks (5.8 hits per nine innings) and has 104 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 539 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 504 base hits. Cincinnati has 46 long balls this season as well as 261 runs batted in. The Reds have a SLG% of .388 and they have an average of 4.59 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have recorded 110 doubles, while getting a free base 213 times and scoring 271 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 306 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.04 (292 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 74 dingers and they give up 5.28 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.453 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (526 strikeouts vs 215 free passes). They come in at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 542.

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They are ranked 12th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 206 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of 114 inherited runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Reds have earned 27 holds and 8 blown saves.

In their 4,692 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (29th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 475 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,564 putouts so far this year.

Weaver (25-38 career mark) is the owner of a 4.84 earned run average while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and he has gone up against 2,160 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 266 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.396 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Weaver has surrendered 533 hits and he has 504 strikeouts in 494 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-240)

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