Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (76-56) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Saturday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (63-70). The expected starting pitchers are Frankie Montas and Carson Spiers.

Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 1,162 times, while being walked on 493 occasions. They have accumulated 605 runs batted in as well as 1,127 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .253. The Brewers have accounted for 200 doubles as a squad and have knocked 141 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 635 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have given up 163 home runs and 523 runs in total (3rd in the league). Milwaukee has surrendered 1,056 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 482 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.70 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,073 batters. They have walked 398 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.30 as a squad this year.

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 70.5% and stepped onto the hill in 128 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 174 base runners for the season and 28.2% of those players crossed home plate. Brewers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 119 times in addition to having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 423 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds for the year (15th in MLB). They have earned 43 saves so far this year and have missed out on 18 of their 61 save opportunities.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 3,515 putouts thus far, as well as 1,114 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 98 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,545 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in professional baseball.

Montas has taken the hill for 713 frames and has accumulated 718 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Montas (43-44 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.96 and he has faced 3,051 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.02 (319 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.309. He has given up 686 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 248 walks.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with an on-base percentage of .304 and a team batting average of .232 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,205 instances (8th in baseball) and have 1,016 base hits. Cincinnati has hit 154 home runs so far this year as well as 563 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .399 and they are earning 4.47 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 222 doubles, while getting a free base 400 times as well as scoring 594 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 569 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.09 (532 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 155 homers and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 4.19 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,130 strikeouts against 401 walks). They sit at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,064.

Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.5%, and they have dispatched 437 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.3% out of their 184 inherited base runners. With 113 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 70 holds and 13 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 1,008 assists, 85 errors and are sitting with 3,513 putouts on the season. In their 10,539 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (16th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Spiers has allowed 103 hits while he has accumulated 77 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched. He has given up 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.473 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 387 hitters during his MLB career. Spiers (4-6 win-loss mark in his career) has a 5.43 ERA while conceding 10.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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