Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-110) Cincinnati (-110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (29-27) are en route to Great American Ball Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Reds (26-30). The moneyline on this matchup has the Brewers at -110 while the Reds are priced at -110. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Colin Rea and Graham Ashcraft.

The Brewers have compiled 69 doubles as a unit and have hit 65 balls out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 519 times, while taking a walk on 188 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have recorded 210 runs batted in as well as 418 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .230. They have a total of 221 runs and have an OBP of .306.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Brewers pitchers have conceded 75 home runs and 247 runs (13th in MLB). Milwaukee has yielded 465 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 225 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 for the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 434 hitters. They have walked 176 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.73 as a unit on the season.

The Brewers have dispatched 172 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 74 base runners on the season and 27.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 13 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 18 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 32 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 46 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,428 innings, which has them ranked 4th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 1,476 putouts thus far, as well as 490 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 12th in baseball, and have a total of 41 double plays.

Rea has thrown 196 frames and is sitting with 156 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.90 (107 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.327. He has surrendered 189 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 72 walks. Rea (10-11 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.66 and he has faced 849 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .392 and they are scoring 4.61 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have hit 108 two-baggers, while walking 198 times and earning 258 runs. Cincinnati has a total of 43 HRs on the year as well as 248 RBIs. They have been rung up on 515 occasions (6th in baseball) and have a total of 484 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .332 in addition to a batting average of .256 on the campaign.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 286 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.01 (274 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 69 HR's and they concede 5.23 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.463 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.20 (504 strikeouts vs 203 walks). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 517.

Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the game in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. They rank 11th in MLB with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have sent 197 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have come in 73 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of 110 inherited base runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Reds have tallied 27 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 43 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (8th in the majors). The Reds have 442 assists, 23 errors and have a total of 1,477 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,431 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (30th in the majors).

So far in his career, Ashcraft has allowed 182 base knocks and he has 118 punch outs in 163 innings. Ashcraft (8-9 career record) is the owner of a 5.12 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 93 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.445 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has gone up against 722 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-110)

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