The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet Monday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. Here’s a Reds vs. Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Reds vs Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 90-59 this year and play the Giants and Padres next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .256 on the season, with a .337 OBP and a .422 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.68 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 156 hits and 66 RBI, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 273 hits and 160 RBI.
Tarik Skubal gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 9-7 with a 2.84 ERA and 164 strikeouts this season. Skubal is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds are 70-79 on the year and play the Cubs and Braves next. The Cincinnati Reds are batting .230 on the season, have a .308 OBP, and have a .397 slugging percentage. The Cincinnati Reds’ pitching staff has a 4.88 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Sal Stewart leads the Cincinnati Reds with 154 hits and 107 RBI, while Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson have combined for 240 hits and 124 RBI.
Nick Lodolo gets the ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and he is 3-4 with a 5.12 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. Lodolo is 0-2 with a 5.52 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The home team has won each of the last nine games between the Dodgers and Reds.
- The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against NL opponents.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites following a road loss.
- The Reds have covered the run line in each of their last four home games after playing the previous day.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three road games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last three games at Great American Ball Park against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last eight games against the Reds.
- The Reds have lost eight of their last nine games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 night games following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Reds.
- The Reds have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games.
- The Reds have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight games against the Reds.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Dodgers’ last six road games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Reds’ last six home games against NL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in seven of the Reds’ last eight night games.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in six of the Dodgers’ last seven night games at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Elly De La Cruz has hit a home run in each of the Reds’ last three games against the Dodgers.
- Nick Lodolo has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last four home appearances against NL West opponents.
- Elly De La Cruz has recorded two or more hits in each of the Reds’ last four home games.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Mookie Betts has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded eight or more strikeouts in four of his last five road appearances against NL Central opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 21 appearances against the Reds.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded a win in each of his last six appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Freddie Freeman ranks 10th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.293) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Reds rank 30th in the league for hits this season (1141).
- The Reds rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.230).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.221).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (1082).
Reds vs Dodgers Prediction
I’m always looking for chances to fade the Dodgers and these inflated prices. The problem is Skubal has settled in with the Dodgers and has allowed just 18 hits and 5 runs in his last 19 innings. Lodolo has a 5.12 ERA and 1.53 WHIP on the season and has been a train wreck since August. There’s no reason the Dodgers don’t win this game, and of course I’ll lay the RL to shave down the price.