In this article we will formulate a Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 27th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds are 63-68 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. Cincinnati is coming off of a series loss against Pittsburgh, where they lost three out of four games. Prior to that series, the Reds won two out of three against the Blue Jays, lost all three against the Royals, and swept the Cardinals. Cincinnati is 3-7 in their last 10 games and they are fourth in the NL Central.
The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.04 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .238 opponent batting average. The Reds offense has scored 584 runs with a .231 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Elly De La Cruz is batting .265 with 22 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Reds this season.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 56-75 this season and they have lost four of their last six games. Oakland is coming off of a series loss against Milwaukee, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics split four games with the Rays, split two games with the Giants, and won two out of three against the Mets. Oakland is 3-5 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.27 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 522 runs with a .231 batting average and a .303 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .289 with 30 home runs and 87 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Cincinnati is Nick Lodolo, who is 9-6 with a 4.76 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP over 115.1 innings pitched this year. Lodolo has allowed 13 earned runs in his last two starts (7.0 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Mitch Spence, who is 7-9 with a 4.67 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 115.2 innings pitched this season. Spence has allowed nine earned runs in his last two starts (9.2 IP).
Why the Reds will beat the Athletics
- The Reds have won 14 of their last 15 home games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last seven games following a home win.
- The Reds have covered the run line in each of their last seven games following a road loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last five night games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Reds’ last four night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Reds’ last four night games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last three night games against NL Central opponents.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Amed Rosario has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances at Great American Ball Park.
- Tyler Stephenson has hit a home run in each of the Reds’ last two night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Spencer Steer has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Reds’ last four night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Amed Rosario has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances at Great American Ball Park.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded a Single in each of his last six appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Santiago Espinal has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances against the Athletics.
- Elly De La Cruz has scored at least one run in each of the Reds’ last six home games against AL West opponents.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Brent Rooker has hit at least one home run in three of his last five road appearances with the Athletics against NL opponents.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one RBI in four of his five previous appearances against the Reds.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Seth Brown has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last six games against NL opponents.
- Brent Rooker has scored at least one run in 10 of his last 12 road appearances.
- Esteury Ruiz has recorded a Double in three of the Athletics’ last four road games against NL Central opponents.
Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Oakland comes into this series playing decently well over the last six weeks, but they are just 23-40 on the road this season. Cincinnati is 31-34 at home this year, and they continue to play very inconsistently. The Reds actually have some pretty solid numbers when it comes to team ERA and runs scored, but that hasn’t equaled more wins. Both of these starting pitchers have been pretty bad recently and I don’t trust either one, but Oakland on the road is rarely a spot I want to be in. Take the Reds at home.