Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+162) Milwaukee (-196)

The Milwaukee Brewers (91-56) will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (69-77) at American Family Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Cincinnati at +162 and Milwaukee is sitting at -196. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brady Singer and Shane Drohan.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,396 times, while taking a walk on 520 occasions. They have earned 585 runs batted in and 1,117 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .230. The Reds have tallied 203 doubles as a team and have hit 196 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 611 runs and have an OBP of .308. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Reds pitchers have surrendered 188 long balls and also 733 runs in total (27th in MLB). Cincinnati has conceded 1,252 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 680 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.73 for the year (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,186 hitters. They have walked 602 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.73 as a team on the season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 154 times and also have had 176 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 63.9% and have entered the game in 145 save situations. They have accumulated 39 saves so far this year and have blown 22 of 61 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 229 base runners on the campaign with 28.4% of those runners crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 517 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have 3,879 putouts this year, as well as 1,168 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which ranks 21st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Reds have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,637 innings, which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball.

Singer has pitched in 1,001 frames and has 928 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.35 (484 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.332. He has surrendered 1,009 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 325 walks. Singer (56-69 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.29 while facing 4,308 batters in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers hold an OBP of .339 and a team batting average of .257 on the year. They have struck out on 1,238 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,280 base hits. Milwaukee is sitting with 137 home runs so far this season as well as 701 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .400 and they are scoring 5.05 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have tallied 255 doubles, while taking a walk 609 times and recording 742 runs.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.187 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.72 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,406 strikeouts vs 475 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,082. They have surrendered 156 dingers and they give up 3.91 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 570 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.56 (519 earned runs yielded).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.4% out of their 170 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 76 holds and 18 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 71.9%, and they have dispatched 453 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 11,814 innings played, the Brewers hold a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (8th in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 111 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Brewers have racked up 1,153 assists, 66 errors and have 3,938 putouts this season.

Drohan (7-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.10 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and he has gone up against 484 batters thus far in his career. He has given up 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and having a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Drohan has given up 111 hits while earning 115 strikeouts in 114 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+162)

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