Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+130) Milwaukee (-150)

American Family Field is where the Milwaukee Brewers (16-8) will attempt to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (3-20) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Reds at +130 and the Brewers are priced at -150. The total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Hunter Greene and Adrian Houser.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 3.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have accounted for 70 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .267. The Reds have recorded 34 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 17 balls out of the park. They have 67 RBI's as well as 146 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .200. Cincinnati is slugging .316 and have been rung up 211 times, while drawing a walk on 59 occasions.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 6.12 over the course of the season (30th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 188 hitters. They have walked 109 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.73 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.72 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.62. Reds pitchers have conceded 25 long balls and also 138 total runs (30th in MLB).

The Reds have dispatched 92 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 runners this season with 43.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 3 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 2 of their 5 save opportunities. The Reds bullpen have recorded a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 4 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 66.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,746 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 582 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 167 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 8th in pro baseball, and they have turned 16 double plays.

Greene has pitched in 18 innings and has accumulated 22 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Greene (1-3 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 6.08 and he has gone up against 85 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 6.00 (12 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.611. He has allowed 19 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 10 walks.

The Brewers have a team slugging % of .372 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have 35 doubles, while getting a free base 76 times as well as putting up 100 runs. Milwaukee has compiled 26 home runs for the season as well as 95 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 214 instances (8th in baseball) and have tallied 168 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned an on-base percentage of .292 as well as a batting average of .218 for the year.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.142 and have a FIP of 3.03 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.94 (250 strikeouts vs 85 bases on balls). They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 157. They have surrendered 16 long balls and they surrender 3.31 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 78 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.01 (71 earned runs surrendered).

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. They sit at 17th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 77 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.5% out of their 38 inherited runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Brewers have compiled 17 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In 1,908 innings on the field, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (12th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 203 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 636 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Houser has surrendered 311 base knocks while he has accumulated 290 punch outs in 346 frames. Houser (19-21 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.66 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 141 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and he has faced 1,461 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+130)

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