Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (73-78) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (81-69) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Schwellenbach and Jakob Junis.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have earned 641 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. The Braves have accounted for 257 two-baggers as a team and have hit 188 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 613 RBI's in addition to 1,213 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .240. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 1,354 times, while taking a walk on 448 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Braves pitchers have given up 139 home runs and also 573 runs (2nd in MLB). Atlanta has allowed 1,200 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 527 earned runs. The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.55 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,433 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 421 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.47 as a unit for the season.

The Braves relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.1% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. The relievers have inherited 139 base runners on the campaign and 31.7% of them ended up scoring. Braves bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 102 times as well as having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 442 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have a total of 61 holds on the season (28th in baseball). They have recorded 37 saves for the year and have missed out on 19 of their 56 chances to save the game.

The Braves have transformed 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,036 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 24th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 4,012 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,330 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 123 double plays.

Schwellenbach has taken the hill for 103 frames and is sitting with 113 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.75 (43 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.105. He has conceded 94 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 20 walks. Schwellenbach (6-7 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 424 batters during his time in the majors.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .233 for the season. They have struck out on 1,374 occasions (7th in the league) and have 1,159 base hits. Cincinnati has 168 home runs so far this season as well as 635 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .394 and they have an average of 4.42 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have hit 246 doubles, while walking 464 times as well as recording 668 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 646 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.07 (602 earned runs yielded). They have given up 177 long balls and they concede 4.36 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.242 with a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,282 strikeouts against 451 free passes). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,204.

With 129 save situations, the Reds have recorded 77 holds and 15 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have tallied 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 146 times in high leverage situations and on 138 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of 216 inherited runners. They are ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 496 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 1,138 assists, 93 errors and have earned 3,996 putouts during this campaign. In 11,988 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Junis has given up 806 hits and he has 704 K's in 769 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 385 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.304 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 3,293 opposing batters in his MLB career. Junis (42-45 career record) has a 4.51 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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