The Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers meet Sunday in MLB action from American Family Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cincinnati Reds will send out Carson Spiers for the start here and Spiers is 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Spiers’ second career start against the Brewers. Chad Patrick will get the start for the Brewers here and is 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. This will be Patrick’s first career start against the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Recap
The Cincinnati Reds come into this game looking to salvage a series split after getting on the board in the series with an 11-7 win over the Brew Crew on Saturday. After this series, the Reds will head on the road again for a series against the San Francisco Giants.
Reds Snap Four-Game Losing Skid
TJ Friedl has a team-high 10 hits with a home run and 3 RBIs along with a .294 batting average while Elly De La Cruz has 9 hits with 2 doubles, 2 home runs and a team-high 10 RBIs with 2 stolen bases as well this season. Matt McLain has a team-high 3 home runs and 5 RBIs but also has a team-high 11 strikeouts this season. Gavin Lux has added a pair of doubles and Christian Encarnacion-Strand has a pair of home runs and 3 RBIs so far this season.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The Brewers have lost each of their last five day games following a loss.
- The Reds have won three of their last four Sunday games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last nine games between the Reds and Brewers.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line each of their last six home games against teams that held a losing record.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Santiago Espinal has hit a home run in three of his last seven appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Austin Hays has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Tyler Stephenson has scored at least one run in six of his last seven road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Milwaukee Brewers Recap
The Milwaukee Brewers will be out to win the series despite taking the loss in Saturday’s matchup to fall to 4-5 on the year. After this series, the Brewers will head on the road for a game against the Colorado Rockies.
Brewers Looking For Back-To-Back Series Wins
Sal Frelick has a team-high 13 hits with a double, a triple and a .394 batting average with 2 stolen bases while Jackson Chourio has 11 hits with 4 doubles and a team-high 14 strikeouts so far this season. Brice Turang has a team-high 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 11 strikeouts with a pair of stolen bases and 11 hits of his own. Christian Yelich also has 11 strikeouts and a pair of stolen bases this season.
Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win
- The Reds have lost each of their last eight day games against NL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Brewers have won each of their last seven day games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven Sunday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Brewers have covered the run line in each of their last four day games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts
- Christian Yelich has hit a home run in five of his last 14 appearances against the Reds.
- Jackson Chourio has recorded a Double in three of the Brewers’ last four day games.
- Sal Frelick has recorded an RBI in three of the Brewers’ last four games against NL opponents.
- Christian Yelich has scored at least one run in each of his last six Sunday appearances against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Brice Turang has recorded a Single in seven of the Brewers’ last eight day games.
- Jackson Chourio has recorded at least one hit in each of the Brewers’ last 13 home games.
- Sal Frelick ranks T2nd in the league in Hits (13) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Reds’ last seven day games against NL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Brewers’ last five games against NL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
I’m on the Brewers here. I get the case to be made for the Reds in some spots, but Spiers has had no success in his career against the Brewers in his career, with an ERA well over 11 and the Reds had a nice offensive outburst on Saturday, but I’m not expecting it to be sustained given what we’ve seen from the Reds offensively for much of the season to this point. The Brewers on the other side, have been solid for the most part and the pitching staff has been able to hold it’s own and to win games for this team. I’ll roll with the Brew Crew at home in this one to win the series.