Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-190) Cincinnati (+160)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (26-29) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (29-26) on Friday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -190 while Cincinnati is priced at +160. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Corbin Burnes and Brandon Williamson.

The Brewers have accrued 68 two-baggers as a team and have hit 65 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .380 and have been called out on strikes 507 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league. They have 210 runs batted in as well as 412 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .230. They have tallied 220 runs while holding a team OBP of .307.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Brewers pitchers have conceded 73 home runs and 244 total runs (13th in MLB). Milwaukee has given up 456 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 222 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.13 on the year (13th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 429 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 172 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.69 as a team for the year.

The Brewers have dispatched 170 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 74 runners this year with 27.0% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 13 saves for the year and have missed out on 5 of 18 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 32 holds for the season (9th in MLB). Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 46 times and also have had 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have 1,452 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 481 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,356 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in the majors.

Burnes (39-23 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,346 batters in the majors. He has given up 453 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 164 free passes. His ERA is 3.26 (210 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.065. Burnes has pitched in 579 frames and has totaled 729 strikeouts so far in his career.

Cincinnati has 43 home runs over the course of the season and 246 RBIs. They have recorded 103 doubles, while taking a walk 195 times as well as recording 256 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .257 this year. The Reds have a SLG% of .393 and they earn 4.65 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 504 instances (9th in the league) and have earned 477 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.460 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff this year. They sit at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 509. The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 278 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.95 (266 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.20 (496 strikeouts vs 198 bases on balls). They have given up 67 homers and they yield 5.17 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 110 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 71 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Reds have earned 27 holds and 8 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 195 relievers to the mound so far this season. Cincinnati has had relievers step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves.

In their 4,359 innings played, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (30th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 43 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (9th in baseball). The Reds have 437 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,453 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Williamson has surrendered 12 hits while totaling 12 strikeouts in 14 innings. He has allowed 8 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.465 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.33 and he has gone up against 63 batters so far in his MLB career. Williamson (0-0 mark in his career) has earned a 5.02 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-190)

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