Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+126) Milwaukee (-152)

The Cincinnati Reds (39-45) are on their way to American Family Field on Thursday where they will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (52-31). The moneyline on this contest has the Reds at +126 and the Brewers are sitting at -152. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Chase Burns and Jacob Misiorowski.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 793 times, while taking a walk on 315 occasions. They have compiled 336 RBI's in addition to 640 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .227. The Reds have earned 137 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 102 balls out of the park. They have racked up 355 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 20th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Reds pitchers have given up 118 home runs and also 413 runs in total (21st in baseball). Cincinnati has conceded 718 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 384 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 4.62 on the season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 681 batters. They have walked 377 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.02 as a unit for the year.

The Reds have sent 303 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 runners on the season with 24.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have 49 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 100 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 20 saves for the year and have blown 17 of their 37 save chances. The Reds relievers have earned a save percentage of 54.1% and have come into the game in 87 save situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 2,244 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 685 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 18th in MLB, and they have turned 62 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,732 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

Burns (9-4 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.04 while facing 555 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 111 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 45 walks. His ERA is 3.08 (46 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.162. Burns has taken the ball for 134 innings and is sitting with 179 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .397 and they are scoring 5.18 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have tallied 142 doubles, while taking a walk 347 times as well as putting up 430 runs. Milwaukee has knocked in 78 long balls on the year as well as 406 RBIs. They have struck out on 686 instances (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 718 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .255 for the year.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have yielded 303 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.39 (280 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 79 long balls and they concede 3.66 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.180 in addition to having a FIP of 3.53 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.90 (820 strikeouts vs 280 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 598.

With 80 save situations, the Brewers have 39 holds and also 14 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% out of 98 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 68 occasions with runners on base. They rank 15th in the league with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 253 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 64 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in pro baseball). The Brewers have 631 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 2,234 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,702 innings played, the Brewers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (6th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Misiorowski has allowed 100 base hits while he has earned 233 strikeouts in 165 frames. He has conceded 48 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.958 and a FIP of 2.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.02 and he has faced 649 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Misiorowski (14-6 record in his career) has a 2.62 ERA and has allowed 5.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-152)

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