New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-225) Cincinnati (+190)

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (14-20) will attempt to defeat the New York Mets (17-18) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -225 while the Reds are sitting at +190. The betting total is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Max Scherzer and Luke Weaver.

New York has a slugging % of .383 and have been rung up 269 times, while taking a walk on 133 occasions. They have accounted for 144 RBI's as well as 270 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .236. The Mets have accounted for 54 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 balls out of the park. They have earned 150 runs and have an OBP of .324. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36. Mets pitchers have yielded 52 home runs and also 160 runs in total (17th in the league). New York has given up 277 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 159 earned runs. The Mets have an ERA of 4.74 this season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 289 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 134 opposing players and their FIP is 5.20 as a team on the campaign.

Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 30 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 27 holds this year (3rd in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 76.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 40 save situations. They have tallied 10 saves so far this year and have blown 3 out of their 13 save chances. The relievers have inherited 45 runners on the campaign with 26.7% of them ended up scoring. The Mets have sent 110 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Mets have transformed 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,718 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in baseball. The New York Mets have earned 906 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 287 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and have 31 double plays.

Scherzer (203-104 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.13 while going up against 10,927 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,202 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 711 walks. His ERA is 3.13 (941 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.077. Scherzer has taken the mound for 2,704 innings and has accumulated 3,213 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .245 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 307 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 277 hits. Cincinnati has a total of 27 home runs this season to go along with 137 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging % of .370 and they average 4.24 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have put up 49 doubles, while getting a free base 112 times and racking up 144 runs.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.523 in addition to having a FIP of 4.41 as a squad for the year. They come in at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 328. The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 180 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.20 (171 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.40 (310 strikeouts vs 123 bases on balls). They have allowed 39 long balls and they surrender 5.47 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

With 31 save situations, the Reds have accrued 15 holds and 6 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 14 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 73 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 122 relievers to the mound on the year.

In 2,667 innings played, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 64.5% (30th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 27 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 264 assists, 15 errors and have earned 889 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Weaver has conceded 504 hits while accumulating 481 punch outs in 466 frames. Weaver (24-38 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.90 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 254 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.410 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 2,046 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+190) and under 9.5 runs

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