Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, June 5, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-115) Cincinnati (-105)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (26-32) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (31-27) on Monday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -115 while Cincinnati opens at -105. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Julio Teheran and Luke Weaver.

The Brewers have hit 70 doubles as a team and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .379 and have been called out on strikes 533 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which is 25th in the league. They have earned 225 RBI's and 436 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .230. They have tallied 236 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 77 home runs and also 259 runs (15th in the league). Milwaukee has surrendered 479 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 236 earned runs. The Brewers have an earned run average of 4.15 on the campaign (13th in MLB), and they have struck out 455 batters. They have walked 191 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.74 as a squad on the campaign.

The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 53 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 runners for the season with 27.6% of those players crossed the plate. Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 49 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 181 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen are sitting with 32 holds so far this season (12th in MLB). They have 15 saves on the campaign and have not converted 5 out of their 20 save chances.

The Brewers have transformed 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,608 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 1,536 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 508 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 12th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 42 double plays.

Teheran (79-78 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.33 and he has gone up against 5,871 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,240 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 478 walks. His earned run average is 3.78 (591 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.221. Teheran has taken the ball for 1,407 frames and has accounted for 1,212 punch outs during his career.

The Reds hold a team slugging % of .389 and they are scoring 4.66 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have 109 doubles, while taking a walk 213 times and putting up 270 runs. Cincinnati has accounted for 45 HRs over the course of the season as well as 260 RBIs. They have struck out on 536 occasions (5th in MLB) and have tallied 498 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded a team OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .254 this year.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.459 in addition to having a FIP of 4.49 as a staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (518 strikeouts vs 212 walks). They rank 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 535. They have given up 72 HR's and they surrender 5.29 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 301 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.04 (287 earned runs allowed).

Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 25 save chances and they have recorded 17 saves. They rank 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 204 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.7% of 114 inherited base runners. With 54 save situations, the Reds have earned 27 holds and also 8 blown saves.

In their 4,611 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 66.6% (29th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 45 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Reds have 466 assists, 25 errors and have notched a total of 1,537 putouts on the season.

Weaver (25-38 career win-loss record) holds a 4.84 ERA and has surrendered 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 2,160 batters during his career. He has allowed 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.396 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Weaver has allowed 533 hits while he has accumulated 504 punch outs in 494 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-115)

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