St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-180) Cincinnati (+155)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (20-28) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (22-28) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Cardinals at -180 while the Reds are coming in at +155. The over/under comes in at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Miles Mikolas and Luke Weaver.

The Cardinals have hit 90 doubles as a unit and have smacked 70 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .442 and have been called out on strikes 413 times, while being walked on 181 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have amassed 250 runs batted in in addition to 454 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .263. They are sitting with 258 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 55 long balls and also 238 runs in total (24th in baseball). St. Louis has allowed 454 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 213 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.34 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 433 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 182 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team this season.

The Cardinals have sent 156 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 base runners over the course of the season with 31.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 10 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 11 of their 21 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 47.6% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. The relief pitchers have 23 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 60 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 1,326 putouts on the year, as well as 478 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have accumulated 50 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,978 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in professional baseball.

Mikolas has pitched in 777 innings and has accounted for 579 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (326 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.175. He has allowed 755 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 159 free passes. Mikolas (47-41 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 3,214 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Reds have a team slugging percentage of .373 and they average 4.29 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have hit 81 two-baggers, while getting a free base 168 times as well as racking up 206 runs. Cincinnati is sitting with 37 home runs so far this year and 198 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 441 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 387 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a batting average of .243 so far this year.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 251 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.11 (239 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 61 homers and they allow 5.36 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.489 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.51 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (434 strikeouts against 175 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 452.

With 46 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 23 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relievers enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 102 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 172 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Reds have racked up 381 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 1,264 putouts this year. Out of their 3,792 innings on the field, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 65.7% (30th in professional baseball).

Weaver (25-38 career record) is the owner of a 4.91 earned run average and has conceded 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and he has faced 2,113 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 263 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.408 and having a FIP of 4.1. So far in his career, Weaver has surrendered 523 base knocks while he has tallied 493 punch outs in 482 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-180)

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