Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/30/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+125) Milwaukee (-150)

The Milwaukee Brewers (50-31) will try to defeat the Cincinnati Reds (39-43) at American Family Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at +125 while Milwaukee is coming in at -150. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Rhett Lowder and Brandon Sproat.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. They have notched a total of 350 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. The Reds have accumulated 132 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 100 balls out of the park. They have compiled 331 runs batted in in addition to 625 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .227. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .389 and have struck out 773 times, while taking a walk on 312 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Reds pitchers have surrendered 114 long balls and 401 total runs (21st in MLB). Cincinnati has surrendered 697 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 372 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.57 over the course of the season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 663 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 369 opposing players and their FIP is 4.99 as a squad for the season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 96 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 49 holds for the year (11th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 55.6% and have come into the game in 86 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 36 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 134 runners for the year and 24.6% of them crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 298 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 2,196 putouts on the year, in addition to 671 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 19th in professional baseball, and have 60 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,588 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in professional baseball.

Lowder (5-7 career record) has a FIP of 3.52 while he has gone up against 387 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 81 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 43 walks. His earned run average is 3.57 (35 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.406. Lowder has taken the mound for 88 frames and has earned 70 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Milwaukee is sitting with 74 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 395 RBIs. They have hit 139 two-baggers, while taking a walk 339 times as well as putting up 418 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled a team OBP of .337 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the season. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .393 and they are recording 5.16 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have been rung up on 668 occasions (23rd in MLB) and are sitting with 697 hits.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 298 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.41 (275 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 77 homers and they concede 3.69 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.184 and have a FIP of 3.54 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.90 (800 strikeouts against 277 bases on balls). They rank 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 583.

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.5% out of 96 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Brewers have 39 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 16th in baseball with a save rate of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 247 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Brewers have 616 assists, 31 errors and have earned 2,180 putouts so far this season. Out of their 6,540 innings played, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in MLB).

So far in his career, Sproat has allowed 80 base hits while he has earned 90 K's in 89 frames. Sproat (2-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.34 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and he has faced 379 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+125)

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