Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-102) Cincinnati (-116)

The Cincinnati Reds (12-10) are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies (15-8) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Philadelphia at -102 and Cincinnati is sitting at -116. The betting total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Spencer Turnbull and Nick Lodolo.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have accounted for 103 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Phillies have recorded 23 doubles as a team and have knocked 27 balls out of the park. They have tallied 99 RBI's and 188 hits on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .247. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .395 and have been rung up 194 times, while being walked on 81 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.10 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.13. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 17 home runs and 85 total runs (8th in MLB). Philadelphia has yielded 165 base knocks (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 76 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.29 so far this season (6th in MLB), and they have struck out 220 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 71 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.22 as a team on the campaign.

The Phillies have dispatched 69 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 28 base runners this year with 42.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 3 of 10 save opportunities. The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. The relievers have racked up 12 holds for the year (20th in baseball). Phillies pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 20 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,872 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 624 putouts thus far, in addition to 223 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 13 double plays.

Turnbull has thrown 324 frames and has 302 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Turnbull (14-29 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.76 while facing 1,398 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.33 (156 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.320. He has surrendered 302 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 126 free passes.

Cincinnati has accounted for 23 HRs so far this season and 106 RBIs. They have recorded 39 doubles, while walking 82 times as well as recording 112 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for a team OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .219 over the course of the season. The Reds have a team slugging percentage of .386 and they are recording 5.09 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 214 occasions (9th in the league) and have 157 base hits.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff for the season. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 171. The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 98 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.02 (87 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (198 strikeouts vs 79 walks). They have conceded 22 HR's and they yield 4.52 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 19.4% out of 31 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with base runners. With 19 save situations, the Reds have recorded 13 holds and 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 66 relievers to the mound for the year. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 6 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in baseball). The Reds have accrued 150 assists, 13 errors and are sitting with 585 putouts so far this year. Out of their 1,755 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (14th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lodolo has surrendered 148 hits while tallying 194 strikeouts in 149 innings. He has given up a total of 67 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.88 and he has gone up against 653 hitters in his career. Lodolo (8-8 career record) holds a 4.03 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-116)

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