St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+102) Cincinnati (-120)

The Cincinnati Reds (24-30) will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (25-27) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +102 and Cincinnati is sitting at -120. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andre Pallante and Frankie Montas.

The Cardinals have earned 80 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 44 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .362 and have been rung up 448 times, while being walked on 173 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 3.9 runs per contest, which is 26th in the league. They have tallied 188 runs batted in and 403 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .233. They have notched a total of 201 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .308.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs in addition to 244 runs in total (19th in the league). St. Louis has given up 450 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 214 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.19 this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 426 batters. They have walked 151 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a team on the campaign.

The Cardinals have sent 164 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 70 base runners on the year with 40.0% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 19 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 24 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 79.2% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 40 holds this season (3rd in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 50 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,379 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 477 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which is 13th in baseball, and have a total of 55 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,137 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in pro baseball.

Pallante has taken the hill for 186 innings and is sitting with 122 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.92 (81 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.495. He has surrendered 203 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes. Pallante (10-7 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.25 while he has gone up against 808 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team OBP of .299 as well as a team batting average of .217 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 500 occasions (6th in baseball) and have recorded 378 hits. Cincinnati has 51 home runs over the course of the season and 211 runs batted in. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .360 and they earn 4.13 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have put up 77 doubles, while walking 183 times as well as scoring 223 runs.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.228 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (455 strikeouts against 162 free passes). They rank 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 423. They have yielded 55 home runs and they allow 4.23 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 224 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.84 (203 earned runs yielded).

Cincinnati has had relievers enter the game in 14 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have sent 170 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.7% of 73 inherited base runners. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Reds have earned 28 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (11th in baseball). The Reds have 391 assists, 27 errors and have a tally of 1,430 putouts on the season. In 4,290 innings on the diamond, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Montas has allowed 613 base knocks while he has earned 640 K's in 634 innings pitched. Montas (39-38 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.94 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 278 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 2,707 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-120)

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