Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-130) Cincinnati (+110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (76-44) are headed to Great American Ball Park on Saturday where they will take on the Cincinnati Reds (64-58). The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -130 while Cincinnati is coming in at +110. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Quinn Priester and Zack Littell.

Milwaukee is slugging .405 and have struck out 946 times, while taking a walk on 411 occasions. They have amassed 578 RBI's and 1,052 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .259. The Brewers have hit 188 doubles as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. They have earned 620 runs and have an on-base percentage of .332. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in MLB.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.59 for the season (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 1,036 batters. Brewers pitchers have yielded 131 home runs in addition to 461 total runs (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 397 batters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a unit so far this season. Milwaukee has conceded 918 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 426 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 105 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 82 holds this year (4th in baseball). The Brewers relievers have earned a save rate of 73.9% and have entered the game in 132 save situations. They have earned 34 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 12 out of their 46 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 160 runners on the year with 30.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers have sent 408 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Miami Marlins have 3,205 putouts this year, as well as 972 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 86 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,615 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball.

Priester has taken the mound for 217 innings and has 164 K's so far in his MLB career. Priester (17-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.69 and he has faced 948 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.76 (115 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.389. He has given up 222 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 80 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .318 as well as a team batting average of .247 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,049 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 1,012 hits. Cincinnati has tallied 122 long balls this season as well as 521 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .391 and they earn 4.54 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have put up 196 doubles, while walking 398 times and scoring 554 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 503 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.83 (458 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 133 long balls and they surrender 4.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.233 with a FIP of 4.03 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,009 strikeouts against 380 walks). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 948.

With 123 save situations, the Reds have accrued 77 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of their 166 inherited runners. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 413 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In 9,699 innings on the diamond, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in professional baseball). The Reds have 927 assists, 62 errors and have amassed 3,233 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Littell has surrendered 563 hits while earning 466 strikeouts in 561 innings. Littell (33-29 career mark) has earned a 3.83 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 239 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,342 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+110)

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