Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-148) Cincinnati (+126)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (21-30) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (33-20) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -148 while Cincinnati is at +126. The over/under is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Andrew Abbott.

The Dodgers have hit 97 doubles as a team and have hit 68 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .432 and have been called out on strikes 442 times, while drawing a walk on 209 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.1 runs/g, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have 259 runs batted in and 461 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. They have 268 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 57 home runs and 194 total runs (8th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 379 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) and 180 earned runs. The Dodgers have an ERA of 3.40 so far this season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 447 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 155 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit so far this season.

The Dodgers have sent 164 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 45 base runners so far this season with 35.6% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 15 saves for the season and have blown 6 of their 21 save chances. The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 52 save situations. The relievers have tallied 31 holds so far this season (9th in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 35 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 1,429 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 474 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which ranks 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 73.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,287 innings on the diamond, ranking them 1st in MLB.

Yamamoto has taken the mound for 54 innings and has accumulated 61 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.17 (19 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.056. He has given up 46 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 11 walks. Yamamoto (5-1 record in his career) has a FIP of 2.99 and he has gone up against 220 opposing hitters in the majors.

Cincinnati has hit 48 HRs this season and 201 runs batted in. They have hit 75 two-baggers, while getting a free base 172 times and putting up 213 runs. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a team batting average of .215 this season. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .359 and they are earning 4.18 runs per game (19th in the league). They have struck out on 479 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 356 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.264 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (427 strikeouts against 160 free passes). They rank 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 408. They have conceded 54 HR's and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 221 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.01 (200 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 36 save situations, the Reds have tallied 24 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. Their relievers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% out of 70 inherited base runners. They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 161 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In 4,047 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 31 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 364 assists, 26 errors and have 1,349 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Abbott has given up 147 base knocks and he has 163 K's in 166 innings pitched. He has allowed 64 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 688 batters during his MLB career. Abbott (11-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.46 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-148)

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