The Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros meet Sunday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 8 games. The Reds have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jonathan India leads the Reds with 74 hits and 38 RBI, while Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson have combined for 133 hits and 69 RBI. Luke Weaver gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. This will be Weaver’s second career game against the Astros.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Astros have lost 11 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with 70 hits and 39 RBI, while Mauricio Dubon and Jeremy Pena have combined for 128 hits and 42 RBI. Ronel Blanco gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season. This will be Blanco’s first career game against the Reds.
Trends
The Reds are 13-3 in their last 16 road games and 2-7 in their last 9 Sunday games. The Astros are 26-8 in their last 34 Sunday games and 80-39 in their last 119 home games. The over is 11-4 in Reds last 15 road games. The under is 4-1 in Astros last 5 overall. The Reds are 11-3 in the last 14 meetings in Houston and 47-19 in the last 66 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Houston Astros are going to be favored, especially at home, for obvious reasons. Also, Luke Weaver has been in rough shape all year. With that said, Ronel Blanco has just 2 career starts and the Reds are on fire offensively this week. I’ve said in past write-ups that the Reds have a pep in their step lately, and a run could be coming. Here we are, folks. Give me the Reds and the plus money.
