Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-132) Milwaukee (+110)

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (1-4) will play the Cincinnati Reds (2-3) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Cincinnati at -132 while Milwaukee is coming in at +110. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Nick Lodolo and Nestor Cortes.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .393 and have struck out 38 times, while being walked on 11 occasions. They have accumulated 24 RBI's and 39 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .239. The Reds have hit 4 doubles as a team and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 24 runs while having a team OBP of .299. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.

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The Reds have a team ERA of 3.20 on the year (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 40 hitters. Reds pitchers have allowed 7 home runs and 18 runs in total (9th in MLB). They have walked 12 opposing players and their FIP is 4.03 as a squad so far this year. Cincinnati has given up 30 base hits (6.0 per 9 innings) and also 16 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.33 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 0.93.

The Reds relievers have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 7 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 2 runners over the course of the season with 50.0% of them crossed home plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 2 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 17 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have accumulated 5 holds on the year (6th in the league). They have recorded 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 1 of their 2 chances to get a save.

The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 135 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 40 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 3 double plays. The Reds have turned 78.3% of balls in play into outs out of 405 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball.

Lodolo has taken the mound for 253 frames and has 300 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.52 (127 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.292. He has given up 241 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 86 walks. Lodolo (15-14 career record) has a FIP of 4.45 and he has gone up against 1,100 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .295 in addition to a team batting average of .227 so far this season. They have struck out on 51 instances (10th in MLB) and have tallied 39 base knocks. Milwaukee is sitting with 5 home runs on the season to go along with 18 runs batted in. The Brewers have a team slugging percentage of .343 and they earn 4.00 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have 5 doubles, while taking a walk 14 times as well as putting up 20 runs.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 47 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 9.64 (45 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 17 dingers and they concede 10.07 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.833 and are the owners of a FIP of 8.57 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (37 strikeouts against 25 bases on balls). They come in at 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 52.

Sitting with 1 save situation, the Brewers have amassed 0 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 0 save chances. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 2 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 54.5% out of 11 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 20 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 378 innings on the field, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 1 double play and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (24th in the majors). The Brewers have accrued 24 assists, 3 errors and have earned a total of 126 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 501 hits while he has tallied 575 punch outs in 568 frames. Cortes Jr (33-21 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.80 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 240 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 2,333 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-132)

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