The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds meet Sunday in MLB action from Great American Ball Park. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs LA Dodgers Prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
This week Los Angeles played the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers won the opener of that set 6-4 but then dropped the next pair 7-3 and 6-0. LA took another loss 9-6 to the Reds on Friday, then in game two the Dodgers were out-hit 9-5 in a 3-1 loss. Starter Walker Buehler put up 5.2 innings with three earned on six hits and a walk.
In the starter slot for the Dodgers on Sunday it’ll be Yoshinobu Yamamoto. This year over 10 starts (the first 10 starts of his MLB career), Yamamoto is 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 54.0 innings.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
Over on the Cincinnati side, they played the San Diego Padres in their last series. The Reds likewise won the first game 2-0, but then dropped the next pair 7-3 and 6-4. In the Saturday game two versus Los Angeles, Cincinnati was up 2-1 in the third inning and never looked back. Hunter Greene went 6.0 innings with one earned on five hits and a walk in the start.
As starter for Sunday’s matchup, the Reds will go with Brent Suter. So far Suter has a 4.13 ERA without a decision in 20 games (one start) this year. Suter is 40-22 with a 3.53 ERA in 273 career games (42 starts).
Dodgers vs Reds Injury Notes
Dodgers SP Bobby Miller (shoulder) is expected to make a rehab start with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday.
Reds RF Jake Fraley (hand) was out of the lineup Friday. 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) was fielding ground balls this week.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Dodgers’ last seven day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the last nine games between the Dodgers and Reds at Great American Ball Park have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last six day games at Great American Ball Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six day games between the Dodgers and Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Steer has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Reds’ last five games against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park.
- Spencer Steer has hit a home run in each of the Reds’ last two games against the Dodgers.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Spencer Steer has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Reds’ last five home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Spencer Steer has scored at least one run in four of the Reds’ last five home games against the Dodgers.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last 14 road games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Will Smith has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last nine road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Freddie Freeman has scored at least one run in 10 of the Dodgers’ last 12 road games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Will Smith has hit a home run in five of the Dodgers’ last nine road games against the Reds.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight appearances against the Reds after playing the previous day.
- Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one total base in each of the Dodgers’ last 14 road games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Cincinnati Reds vs LA Dodgers Prediction
I’ll probably just stay with the Dodgers, but the line’s too thick to mess with. Yamamoto has a couple of good starts and one pretty sketchy outing in his last trio. In the rough installment Yamamoto posted four earned in 5.2 innings versus the Giants. In the other pair he gave up just four earned in 14.1 total innings, going 2-0 in that time. A quality start from Yamamoto would go a long way here.
On Saturday Los Angeles didn’t get much out of their five team hits. It was a slow evening for the offense. Pitching-wise the Dodgers did fairly well, though. I like LA to bounce back in the finale.