New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-144) Cincinnati (+120)

The Cincinnati Reds (33-37) will play the New York Mets (32-39) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Mets at -144 and the Reds are sitting at +120. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be David Peterson and Brady Singer.

As a squad, the New York Mets are earning 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB. They have tallied 288 runs scored while having a team OBP of .294. The Mets have accrued 90 doubles as a squad and have knocked 76 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 274 RBI's in addition to 545 hits this season, while their batting average is .230. New York is slugging .371 and have been rung up 581 times, while being walked on 199 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Mets pitchers have allowed 67 home runs and also 299 runs (10th in the league). New York has given up 553 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 272 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 3.85 so far this season (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 644 hitters. They have walked 254 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.79 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Mets have dispatched 216 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 runners this season with 30.2% of them earned a run for their team. The bullpen have notched 27 holds on the season (27th in the league). Mets pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 75 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 12 saves so far this season and have blown 9 out of their 21 chances to save the game. The Mets relievers have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and have entered the game in 48 save situations.

The New York Mets have 1,883 putouts so far this season, in addition to 570 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball, and have 38 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,649 innings, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Peterson (40-35 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.20 while he has faced 2,957 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 667 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 288 walks. His ERA is 4.27 (324 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.398. Peterson has pitched in 683 frames and is sitting with 671 K's in his career.

Cincinnati has hit 89 long balls for the season as well as 275 runs batted in. They have hit 108 doubles, while getting a free base 272 times and scoring 293 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a batting average of .229 over the course of the season. The Reds have a SLG% of .393 and they score 4.19 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have been rung up on 651 occasions (4th in MLB) and have tallied 538 hits.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 5.09 as a squad so far this year. They rank 21st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 597. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 351 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.68 (325 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (547 strikeouts against 318 bases on balls). They have given up 98 homers and they surrender 5.05 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

They sit at 27th in the league with a save rate of 51.6%, and they have sent 259 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Reds have 44 holds and 15 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relievers step onto the hill in 31 save chances and they have converted 16 saves. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of their 111 inherited base runners.

In their 5,544 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 572 assists, 34 errors and have a tally of 1,848 putouts during this campaign.

Singer (52-62 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.32 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.91 and he has gone up against 3,932 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 440 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Singer has allowed 925 hits while he has earned 855 K's in 916 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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