St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-180) Cincinnati (+155)

The Cincinnati Reds (20-27) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (21-28) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Cardinals at -180 and the Reds open at +155. The betting total is set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Steven Matz and Ben Lively.

The Cardinals have compiled 88 doubles as a team and have knocked 68 balls out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .438 and have struck out 405 times, while drawing a walk on 179 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have accrued 242 RBI's as well as 442 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .261. They have accumulated 250 runs while holding a team OBP of .335.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 54 home runs and 233 total runs (24th in baseball). St. Louis has given up 445 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 208 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.32 so far this year (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 429 hitters. They have walked 179 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad on the year.

The Cardinals relievers have recorded a save percentage of 45.0% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The relievers have inherited 97 runners on the campaign with 32.0% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 59 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 153 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 21 holds this season (26th in MLB). They have earned 9 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 20 chances to get a save.

The Cardinals have turned 66.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,897 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,299 putouts thus far, as well as 464 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 7th in the majors, and they have twisted 50 double plays.

Matz has pitched in 824 frames and has earned 793 strikeouts during his career. Matz (50-56 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while he has faced 3,543 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.34 (398 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.335. He has surrendered 850 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 251 walks.

The Reds have a SLG% of .371 and they score 4.28 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have 77 doubles, while walking 165 times and notching 201 runs. Cincinnati has tallied 36 home runs on the campaign to go along with 193 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 437 occasions (6th in MLB) and have totaled 378 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .243 this year.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 243 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.04 (231 earned runs yielded). They have given up 59 long balls and they allow 5.31 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.488 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.50 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (426 strikeouts vs 173 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 440.

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Reds have amassed 23 holds and 8 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of 102 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 61.9%, and they have sent 170 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 369 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 1,237 putouts for the season. Out of their 3,711 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 65.8% (30th in baseball).

So far in his career, Lively has given up 141 hits and he has 90 punch outs in 131 innings. He has given up a total of 67 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.382 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 564 batters thus far in his career. Lively (5-12 record in his career) has a 4.60 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+155)

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