The Cincinnati Reds and the Miami Marlins meet Wednesday in MLB action from LoanDepot Park. Here’s a Miami Marlins vs Cincinnati Reds prediction. This will be the third installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Marlins vs Reds pick.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
Over the weekend the Reds took on the San Francisco Giants. Cincinnati won 6-4 on Saturday but otherwise dropped the remaining two games. After a 10-3 win over Miami in their opener, on Tuesday the Reds posted 13 team hits on the way to an 8-2 win. Starter Nick Lodolo put up 6.0 innings with two earned runs.
For the finale starter job the Reds will send out Andrew Abbott. This year Abbott is 9-8 with a 3.41 ERA in 22 starts. Abbott is 17-14 with a 3.63 ERA in 43 career starts.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
Over on the Marlins’ side, they played the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. Miami managed to win two of those four games. On Tuesday the Marlins were only able to muster four hits in the loss. Max Meyer had a rough start on 4.0 innings and six earned from eight hits and three walks.
It’ll be Valente Bellozo in the starter slot for the Marlins on Wednesday. This season Bellozo is 0-1 with a 4.20 ERA in the first three starts of his career.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Marlins’ last seven night games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Reds’ last seven games as favorites against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Jesus Sanchez has scored a run in each of the Marlins’ last four games as home underdogs against the Reds.
- Jesus Sanchez has hit a home run in three of the Marlins’ last four games as home underdogs against the Reds.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Marlins’ last five home games against NL Central opponents.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded at least one total base in 11 of his last 12 appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his last 12 appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one Single in six of the Marlins’ last eight night games.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Elly De La Cruz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Reds’ last 20 games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- Santiago Espinal has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with the Reds as favorites.
- Elly De La Cruz has hit at least one home run in three of the Reds’ last four games against the Marlins.
- Jonathan India has scored at least one run in each of the Reds’ last four games at LoanDepot Park.
- Elly De La Cruz has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Reds’ last four games as favorites against the Marlins.
- Elly De La Cruz has recorded at least one Double in seven of the Reds’ last eight night games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Elly De La Cruz has recorded at least one total base in each of the Reds’ last 20 games as favorites against NL East opponents.
Miami Marlins vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction
I’ll stay with the Reds. Probably not touching this one, though. Abbott hasn’t gone past 4.1 innings in either of his last two appearances, going 0-2 in that pair with six earned in 8.1 innings. As for Bellozo, he’s coming off two earned in 5.0 innings during a no-decision.
On Tuesday the Reds scored four runs in the fourth inning and never looked back. The bullpen was great with 3.0 innings, two hits, one walk, no earned and five strikeouts. If Cincinnati can get another good pitching performance across the board Wednesday they’ll be hard to topple.