The Oakland A’s and the Cincinnati Reds square off Wednesday in MLB action from Great American Ballpark. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Oakland A’s will send out Osvaldo Bido for the start here and Bido is 5-3 with a 3.24 ERA and 51 strikeouts this season. This will be Bido’s first career start against the Reds. The Cincinnati Reds did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s come into this one looking to build on their series-opening 5-4 win over the Reds in Tuesday’s matchup. The win put the A’s in a good spot to bounce back from their series loss to the Brewers from this past weekend’s interleague series.
A’s Trying To Play Spoiler Down The Stretch
Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 121 hits and 87 RBIs along with 30 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 81 hits and 26 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 33 doubles, 4 triples, 112 hits and 49 RBIs and Toro has a .240 batting average. Rooker also has 142 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 149 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 22 home runs and 62 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Reds have lost each of their last nine home games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won each of their last five road games against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight home games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have covered the run line each of their last five games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Cincinnati Reds Recap
The Cincinnati Reds will try to bounce back after starting the series with a frustrating loss to Oakland on Tuesday. The loss put the Reds at risk of the series loss after losing their four-game set against the Pirates this past weekend.
Reds Trying To Get Back To .500
Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 132 hits, 22 home runs and 59 RBIs with 61 stolen bases along with a .265 batting average as well. Spencer Steer has a team-high 83 RBIs with 30 doubles, 19 home runs and 22 stolen bases while Will Benson also has 18 doubles with 14 stolen bases but also has 138 strikeouts. De La Cruz also has a team-high 170 strikeouts so far this season. Jeimer Candelario also has 23 doubles as well as 20 home runs, 56 RBIs and 96 hits this season for Cincinnati.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The Reds have won 14 of their last 16 home games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have lost six of their last seven road games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Reds have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
Cincinnati Reds vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
I’m on the A’s here. I haven’t really been impressed with either team offensively in this one, but at least for Oakland, Bido has been really solid in a lot of his recent starts. Great American could be an equalizer for great starting pitching, but the Reds have been stumbling down the stretch and I just have no interest in backing them here. Give me the A’s in this one.