Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+102) Cincinnati (-122)

The Cincinnati Reds (63-69) will play the Oakland Athletics (57-75) at Great American Ball Park on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +102 while the Reds are opening at -122. The betting total comes in at 10.5. The starting pitchers are JP Sears and Julian Aguiar.

The Athletics have hit 187 doubles as a unit and have hit 162 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland is slugging .391 and have been rung up 1,210 times, while being walked on 424 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 25th in the league. They have tallied 504 runs batted in in addition to 1,010 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .231. They have tallied 527 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .303.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.26 on the year (23rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,024 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs and also 606 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 434 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a team on the year. Oakland has relinquished 1,100 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 552 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 base runners for the season with 30.2% of those players crossed the plate. Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 138 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 423 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 87 holds on the year (3rd in the league). They have tallied 29 saves this season and have not converted 14 out of their 43 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,488 innings on the field, which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 3,496 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,108 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which is 21st in the majors, and have 119 double plays.

Sears (21-26 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.29 and he has gone up against 1,628 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 370 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 114 walks. His ERA is 4.36 (187 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.253. Sears has pitched in 386 frames and has accumulated 325 strikeouts in his career.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a batting average of .232 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,197 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 1,008 base hits. Cincinnati has a total of 153 long balls over the course of the season and 557 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging % of .399 and they are earning 4.45 runs per game (14th in the league). They have 220 doubles, while getting a free base 399 times and scoring 588 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 560 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.05 (523 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 151 home runs and they surrender 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.249 with a FIP of 4.17 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,120 strikeouts against 400 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,051.

Sitting with 112 save situations, the Reds have amassed 70 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 116 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.1% of 182 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 432 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

In 10,458 innings played, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Reds have 1,001 assists, 85 errors and have accumulated 3,486 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Aguiar has surrendered 7 hits while tallying 6 K's in 10 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 4 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 41 opposing batters in his career. Aguiar (1-0 record in his career) holds a 3.60 earned run average and has conceded 6.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+102)

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