The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet Thursday 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 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Dodgers have won 6 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers with 82 hits and 39 RBI, while Mookie Betts and JD Martinez have combined for 109 hits and 80 RBI. Clayton Kershaw gets the ball, and he is 7-4 with a 3.25 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. Kershaw is 6-2 with a 2.25 ERA and 107 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 12 games. The Reds have won 8 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jonathan India leads the Reds with 66 hits and 31 RBI, while Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson have combined for 117 hits and 58 RBI. Graham Ashcraft gets the ball, and he is 3-4 with a 6.64 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. This will be Ashcraft’s first career game against the Dodgers.
Trends
The Dodgers are 0-5 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series and 42-15 in their last 57 Thursday games. The Reds are 2-5 in their last 7 Thursday games and 3-8 in their last 11 during game 3 of a series. The over is 16-5 in Dodgers last 21 overall. The over is 11-5 in Reds last 16 overall. The Dodgers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Cincinnati and 35-17 in the last 52 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be big favorites because they’re the Dodgers and Kershaw is on the bump. I get it. However, the Reds are flying high on confidence with two straight walk off wins and the addition of Elly De La Cruz. Quick turnaround, there could be some carry over for the Reds. I’m going to take my chances with the big plus money and a hot Reds side.
