St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+102) Cincinnati (-122)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (73-69) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (61-78) on Friday. The line on this contest has the Cardinals at +102 while the Reds are at -122. The total comes in at 10. The pitchers who are expected to start are Drew Rom and Andrew Abbott.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 16th in MLB. They have accumulated 636 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. The Cardinals have compiled 230 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 194 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 616 runs batted in in addition to 1,209 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .254. St. Louis is slugging .430 and have struck out 1,160 times, while drawing a walk on 476 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.72 so far this year (23rd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,054 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 144 home runs and 704 total runs (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 448 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a team this year. St. Louis has allowed 1,328 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 643 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 52.7% and has entered the game in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 240 runners for the year with 30.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 150 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 409 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 71 holds for the season (18th in the league). They have 29 saves this season and have blown 26 out of their 55 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 3,679 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,360 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 3rd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 126 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,037 innings, ranking them 30th in MLB.

Rom has taken the ball for 13 innings and has racked up 11 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 7.24 (11 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.902. He has conceded 18 base knocks (11.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 8 free passes. Rom (0-2 career mark) has a FIP of 5.31 while he has gone up against 67 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Cincinnati has knocked in 163 home runs for the season and 642 RBIs. They have 241 two-baggers, while taking a walk 478 times and scoring 672 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Reds have a SLG% of .413 and they score 4.73 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,316 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned 1,194 base hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.412 in addition to having a FIP of 4.81 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,253. The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 709 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.74 (665 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,209 strikeouts vs 530 walks). They have allowed 199 long balls and they concede 5.05 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of their 276 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 208 times in high leverage situations and on 194 occasions with runners on base. With 152 save situations, the Reds have tallied 79 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. They rank 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have dispatched 520 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 69 save chances and they have recorded 47 saves.

In their 11,370 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (21st in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 111 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 1,144 assists, 77 errors and have a tally of 3,790 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Abbott has surrendered 78 base knocks while he has totaled 104 punch outs in 95 innings. He has given up 34 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 390 hitters so far in his MLB career. Abbott (8-4 career record) has a 3.22 earned run average and has conceded 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-122) and under 10 runs

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