Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-105) Cincinnati (-115)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (5-4) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (6-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Brewers at -105 and the Reds are coming in at -115. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Joe Ross and Frankie Montas.

The Brewers have hit 10 two-baggers as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .448 and have been called out on strikes 74 times, while being walked on 32 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in baseball. They have accumulated 40 RBI's and 73 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .270. They have a total of 41 runs while holding a team OBP of .349.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.63 so far this season (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 66 batters. Brewers pitchers have given up 8 home runs and also 31 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 23 batters and their FIP sits at 3.92 as a team for the season. Milwaukee has relinquished 60 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 29 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.87 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15.

Brewers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 7 times in addition to having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 7 holds for the year (8th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have earned a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 14 save situations. They have earned 5 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 7 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 12 base runners so far this year with 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have sent 26 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Brewers have converted 73.2% of balls in play into outs in their 648 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 216 putouts on the year, in addition to 61 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Ross (26-28 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.20 and he has faced 1,925 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 451 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 146 free passes. His earned run average is 4.23 (210 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.336. Ross has taken the mound for 447 frames and has accumulated 406 K's in his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have a team OBP of .316 as well as a batting average of .242 so far this season. They have struck out on 99 occasions (5th in MLB) and have recorded 74 hits. Cincinnati has 9 home runs so far this year as well as 44 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .422 and they are earning 5.11 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have put up 20 two-baggers, while walking 30 times and scoring 46 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a unit on the year. They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 72. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 39 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (35 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (78 strikeouts against 30 free passes). They have given up 11 long balls and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 14.3% of 14 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with base runners. With 7 save situations, the Reds have accrued 4 holds and also 2 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 32 relievers to the mound on the year. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 1 save.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (22nd in baseball). The Reds have accrued 60 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 243 putouts for the season. In their 729 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (11th in professional baseball).

Montas (39-35 career mark) is the owner of a 3.84 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and he has faced 2,570 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 258 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. In his pro baseball career, Montas has allowed 580 base knocks while earning 621 K's in 605 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-115) and under 9 runs

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