Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+195) Los Angeles (-240)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (2-4) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +195 while Los Angeles is priced at -240. The over/under has been set at 10. The starting pitchers will be Vladimir Gutierrez and Tony Gonsolin.

Cincinnati is slugging .318 and have struck out 59 times, while being walked on 14 occasions. They have amassed 26 runs batted in and 38 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .198. The Reds have tallied 8 doubles as a team and have hit 5 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 27 runs while having a team OBP of .268. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB.

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The Reds have an earned run average of 4.85 this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 56 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Reds pitchers have conceded 9 home runs in addition to 32 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 27 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.92 as a team over the course of the season.

The Reds have dispatched 23 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 8 runners on the campaign with 50.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 2 saves this season and have blown 0 out of their 2 chances to get a save. The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 2 holds for the year (22nd in baseball). Reds bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 5 times as well as having 3 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 387 innings, ranking them 20th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 129 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 29 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 21st in MLB, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Gutierrez has pitched in 118 innings and has accumulated 92 strikeouts thus far in his career. Gutierrez (9-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.15 and he has gone up against 517 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.72 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.428. He has given up 121 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 48 walks.

The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .393 and they score 5.00 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have hit 9 two-baggers, while getting a free base 19 times as well as putting up 25 runs. Los Angeles is sitting with 5 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 20 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 44 instances (23rd in baseball) and have tallied 44 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .247 this year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.977 and have a FIP of 2.70 as a staff on the year. They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 31. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 17 runs this year while having an ERA of 2.72 (13 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 4.36 (48 strikeouts against 11 bases on balls). They have allowed 3 dingers and they surrender 3.56 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 1 save chance and they have converted 1 save. They sit at 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 17 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of their 9 inherited runners. Sitting with 4 save situations, the Dodgers have 3 holds and also 0 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 1 double play and have a fielding percentage of .979 (23rd in professional baseball). The Dodgers have 41 assists, 3 errors and have earned a total of 102 putouts so far this season. In 306 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (19th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Gonsolin has allowed 104 base knocks while he has totaled 151 punch outs in 145 frames. He has given up a total of 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.108 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and he has gone up against 593 hitters in his career. Gonsolin (10-5 record in his career) holds a 2.85 ERA and has given up 6.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-240)

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