San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-115) Cincinnati (-105)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (50-46) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (54-41) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Giants at -115 and the Reds are sitting at -105. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Alex Cobb and Andrew Abbott.

The Giants have tallied 161 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .404 and have struck out 900 times, while drawing a walk on 327 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.7 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB. They have accounted for 436 runs batted in as well as 796 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .246. They have accumulated 448 runs while having a team OBP of .323.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 3.88 for the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 834 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 101 home runs and 406 total runs (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 255 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team on the year. San Francisco has allowed 808 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 366 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Giants have dispatched 295 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 120 runners this year and 29.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 38 saves this season and have blown 11 of their 49 save chances. The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.6% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have 45 holds so far this season (22nd in the league). Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 84 times in addition to having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,638 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 2,546 putouts on the year, as well as 936 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 29th in the majors, and they have turned 90 double plays.

Cobb (76-70 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.75 while he has gone up against 5,276 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,233 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 366 walks. His earned run average is 3.77 (526 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.273. Cobb has taken the hill for 1,255 innings and is sitting with 1,058 K's during his career.

The Cincinnati Reds have recorded a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .253 this season. They have struck out on 872 instances (6th in MLB) and have notched a total of 823 base hits. Cincinnati has a total of 105 home runs this year to go along with 451 RBIs. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .412 and they average 4.89 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have 166 two-baggers, while taking a walk 349 times and scoring 469 runs.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.444 with a FIP of 4.79 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (813 strikeouts against 364 walks). They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 874. They have given up 128 long balls and they give up 5.10 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 486 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.83 (460 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 193 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 104 save situations, the Reds have accrued 52 holds and 16 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 355 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save chances and they have recorded 34 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 75 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 778 assists, 44 errors and have 2,572 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,716 innings played, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (23rd in pro baseball).

Abbott (4-2 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.45 ERA and has allowed 6.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 187 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 13 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.007 and a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Abbott has conceded 32 hits and he has 51 punch outs in 47 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-115)

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