Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+120) Cincinnati (-143)

The Oakland Athletics (56-75) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (63-68). The moneyline on this contest has Oakland at +120 and Cincinnati is sitting at -143. The over/under is set at O9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Osvaldo Bido and Julian Aguiar.

The Athletics have accrued 186 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 159 balls out of the park. Oakland is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,199 times, while being walked on 419 occasions. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which is 25th in the league. They have amassed 499 RBI's as well as 1,002 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .231. They have notched a total of 522 runs while having a team OBP of .303.

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The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.27 for the year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,018 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs and also 602 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 428 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.22 as a team over the course of the season. Oakland has yielded 1,089 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 548 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Athletics have dispatched 418 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 194 runners on the campaign and 30.9% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 28 saves so far this season and have blown 14 of their 42 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 85 holds on the season (5th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 136 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of 10,407 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 3,469 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,097 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 118 double plays.

Bido has taken the mound for 101 innings and has tallied 99 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.55 (51 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. He has conceded 88 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 45 walks. Bido (7-8 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.48 while he has gone up against 443 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Reds have a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.46 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have 219 doubles, while taking a walk 393 times as well as scoring 584 runs. Cincinnati has accounted for 153 home runs so far this year to go along with 553 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,191 occasions (8th in MLB) and have recorded 997 hits. The Cincinnati Reds hold a team OBP of .304 in addition to a batting average of .231 on the season.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.247 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,109 strikeouts against 395 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,043. They have surrendered 148 dingers and they give up 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 555 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.04 (518 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% of 177 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations and on 111 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Reds have 69 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 427 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves.

Out of their 10,377 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 992 assists, 84 errors and have earned 3,459 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Aguiar has conceded 7 base knocks while earning 6 K's in 10 innings pitched. Aguiar (1-0 career record) is the owner of a 3.60 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 4 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.000 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 41 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-143)

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