Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+163) New York (-185)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (54-32) will play the Cincinnati Reds (39-45) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +163 while New York is at -185. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Abbott and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have 358 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. The Reds have earned 135 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 79 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 337 runs batted in as well as 626 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .229. Cincinnati is slugging .376 and have struck out 744 times, while drawing a walk on 262 occasions.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 358.00 over the course of the season (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,030 batters. Reds pitchers have allowed 0 long balls and also 0 total runs (7th in MLB). They have walked 1 opposing batters and their FIP is 506.00 as a unit on the year. Cincinnati has yielded 744 hits (25.6 per 9 innings) as well as 0 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1512.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 2.84.

The Reds relievers have compiled a save rate of 79.2% and has entered the game in 72 save situations. The relievers have inherited 110 runners over the course of the season and 26.4% of them crossed home plate. Reds pitchers have come into the game with runners on 69 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 266 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 47 holds this year (13th in MLB). They have 19 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 24 save opportunities.

The Reds have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,657 innings, which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 2,219 putouts thus far, as well as 629 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have accumulated 45 double plays.

Abbott has thrown 198 innings and has earned 192 K's in his career. Abbott (15-12 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 832 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.68 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.271. He has allowed 176 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 free passes.

The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .251 so far this year. They have struck out on 695 instances (16th in the league) and have a total of 719 base knocks. New York has recorded 123 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 418 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .430 and they earn 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have notched 120 doubles, while taking a walk 336 times and scoring 437 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 2.071 and have a FIP of 572.00 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 695. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 0 runs this season while having an ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (1,234 strikeouts vs 1 free passes). They have yielded 0 home runs and they concede 0.01 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of their 155 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Yankees have earned 40 holds and 10 blown saves. They sit at 6th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 265 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 694 assists, 49 errors and have accumulated 2,297 putouts for the season. In 6,891 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (4th in professional baseball).

Rodon (68-59 career win-loss mark) has a 3.89 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 4,254 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 434 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.255 and a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Rodon has allowed 888 base hits while he has totaled 1,103 strikeouts in 1,004 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+163)

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