Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+100) Cincinnati (-120)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (13-18) will meet the Chicago White Sox (10-22) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +100 and Cincinnati opens at -120. The betting total is set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Nick Lodolo.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .377 and have been called out on strikes 266 times, while taking a walk on 81 occasions. They have 124 runs batted in in addition to 252 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is .237. The White Sox have tallied 57 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 30 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 127 runs scored while having a team OBP of .299. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 50 home runs and also 189 runs (29th in MLB). Chicago has conceded 288 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 173 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.74 so far this season (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 308 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 135 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.22 as a team for the season.

White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 33 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 20 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 40.0% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. They have 4 saves on the year and have blown 6 of 10 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 52 runners for the season and 48.1% of them ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 113 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 814 putouts this season, in addition to 217 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 18th in the majors, and they have turned 18 double plays. The White Sox have converted 66.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,442 innings, which has them sitting 29th in the majors.

Clevinger has taken the mound for 686 innings and has 720 punch outs in his career. Clevinger (53-32 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 and he has gone up against 2,826 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.44 (262 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. He has surrendered 570 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 257 walks.

Cincinnati has knocked in 21 long balls this year to go along with 124 RBIs. They have hit 43 doubles, while taking a walk 107 times as well as recording 131 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have compiled an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a batting average of .244 for the year. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .357 and they earn 4.23 runs per game (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 282 occasions (8th in the league) and have 251 hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.524 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.60 (287 strikeouts vs 115 walks). They have a ranking of 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 295. They have given up 33 homers and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 155 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.98 (149 earned runs allowed).

Cincinnati has had relievers enter the contest in 13 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 111 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of 67 inherited base runners. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Reds have earned 14 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

In their 2,424 innings played, the Reds hold a efficiency on defense of 64.3% (30th in pro baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in the majors). The Reds have recorded 232 assists, 14 errors and have earned 808 putouts during this campaign.

Lodolo (6-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.23 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and he has faced 586 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 63 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.358 and a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Lodolo has given up 134 hits while he has accumulated 175 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+100)

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