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

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+125) Milwaukee (-145)

The Cincinnati Reds (2-4) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (2-4). The odds on this game have the Reds at +125 while the Brewers are sitting at -145. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Martinez and Tyler Alexander.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in the league. They have notched a total of 24 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .271. The Reds have accounted for 5 doubles as a team and have knocked 7 balls out of the park. They have accrued 24 runs batted in in addition to 42 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .218. Cincinnati is slugging .352 and have struck out 48 times, while taking a walk on 11 occasions.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 2.83 this year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 49 hitters. Reds pitchers have allowed 7 home runs in addition to 19 runs in total (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 14 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.59 as a squad this season. Cincinnati has allowed 33 hits (5.5 per 9 innings) and also 17 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.50 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.87.

Reds bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 2 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 5 holds for the year (9th in MLB). The Reds bullpen have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 7 save situations. They have recorded 1 save for the season and have not converted 1 of their 2 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 2 base runners on the season with 50.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 19 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 162 putouts this season, as well as 43 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which puts them in 17th in baseball, and have a total of 3 double plays. The Reds have converted 79.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 486 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball.

Martinez (37-46 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 3,327 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 781 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 248 walks. His ERA is 4.11 (356 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.319. Martinez has taken the hill for 780 innings and has tallied 559 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Brewers have a SLG% of .346 and they earn 3.83 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have hit 8 two-baggers, while walking 21 times and racking up 23 runs. Milwaukee has accounted for 6 home runs on the campaign and 21 runs batted in. They have struck out on 68 instances (3rd in baseball) and have 47 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned an OBP of .301 as well as a team batting average of .223 so far this year.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.547 in addition to having a FIP of 6.89 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 56. The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 49 runs for the season while having an ERA of 7.81 (46 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (51 strikeouts vs 26 bases on balls). They have surrendered 17 HR's and they allow 8.32 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

With 1 save situation, the Brewers have 0 holds and also 0 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 0 save chances. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 5 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 54.5% of 11 inherited runners. They rank 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 23 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 1 double play and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Brewers have accrued 31 assists, 3 errors and have accumulated 159 putouts for the season. In their 477 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (15th in MLB).

Alexander (17-28 career mark) has earned a 4.56 earned run average while conceding 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has faced 1,913 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 229 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Alexander has surrendered 477 base hits while accumulating 366 strikeouts in 452 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+125)

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