The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet Tuesday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Dodgers have won 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers with 80 hits and 35 RBI, while Mookie Betts and JD Martinez have combined for 105 hits and 77 RBI. Tony Gonsolin gets the ball, and he is 3-1 with a 1.77 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. Gonsolin is 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Reds have won 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jonathan India leads the Reds with 63 hits and 29 RBI, while Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson have combined for 111 hits and 52 RBI. Luke Weaver gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 5.36 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Weaver is 1-3 with a 7.57 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
Trends
The Dodgers are 63-25 in their last 88 during game 1 of a series and 63-24 in their last 87 Tuesday games. The Reds are 5-1 in their last 6 Tuesday games and 0-4 in their last 4 home games. The over is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 overall. The over is 9-4 in Reds last 13 overall. The Dodgers are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Cincinnati and 37-16 in the last 53 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a clear pitching edge on the mound in this matchup, as Luke Weaver has been in rough shape with his 5.36 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Tony Gonsolin has picked up where he left off as he has a 1.77 ERA and 0.90 WHIP through 35.2 innings. Give me the Dodgers and the RL for max betting value, as the starting pitching edge is quite glaring.
