Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-225) Cincinnati (+190)

The Cincinnati Reds (28-33) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (35-26) at Great American Ball Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -225 and Cincinnati is sitting at +190. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Clayton Kershaw and Graham Ashcraft.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have earned 339 runs and have an OBP of .330. The Dodgers have tallied 111 doubles as a team and have knocked 103 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 328 RBI's and 495 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .242. Los Angeles is slugging .459 and have been called out on strikes 537 times, while drawing a walk on 259 occasions.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.52 so far this year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 507 batters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 76 home runs and also 285 runs in total (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 174 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a squad on the season. Los Angeles has relinquished 504 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 270 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 runners over the course of the season and 26.0% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 60 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 210 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have notched 34 holds so far this year (10th in MLB). They have accumulated 14 saves this season and have missed out on 6 out of their 20 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 4,842 innings, which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 1,614 putouts on the year, as well as 520 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 14th in MLB, and have accumulated 45 double plays.

Kershaw (204-91 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.78 and he has faced 10,440 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 2,014 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 646 free passes. His earned run average is 2.50 (736 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.004. Kershaw has thrown 2,650 innings and is sitting with 2,891 punch outs during his MLB career.

Cincinnati is sitting with 48 HRs over the course of the season as well as 271 RBIs. They have hit 112 doubles, while getting a free base 221 times as well as racking up 282 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .254 so far this season. The Reds have a SLG% of .390 and they are recording 4.62 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 553 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 524 hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.441 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.10 (545 strikeouts against 224 walks). They sit at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 553. They have conceded 76 long balls and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 314 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.01 (300 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 119 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 57 save situations, the Reds have accrued 29 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 213 relievers to the mound on the season. Cincinnati has had relievers enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves.

In their 4,854 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 47 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 488 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,618 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Ashcraft has surrendered 191 hits while earning 120 K's in 167 frames. Ashcraft (8-10 record in his career) is the owner of a 5.54 earned run average while allowing 10.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 103 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.488 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and he has faced 747 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-225)

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