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The Cincinnati Reds (16-16) and Baltimore Orioles (21-11) meet Saturday at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch at 6:40 PM ET on BSOH. The Reds are -119 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Orioles are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +159 odds.
Andrew Abbott starts for Cincinnati while John Means is Baltimore’s starter for the contest.
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Reds and Orioles Betting Trends
The Reds have gone 10-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
Cincinnati has gone 10-5 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -119 or shorter.
The Orioles have been underdogs in six games this season and won five (83.3%) of those contests.
Baltimore has a record of 2-1 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -101 on the moneyline.
The Reds have played in 32 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 17 times (17-14-1).
The Orioles and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of their 32 opportunities.
Reds Stats & Insights
The Reds are the 14th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.7 runs per game (150 total).
Cincinnati is 17th in baseball with 32 total home runs.
The Reds’ .214 batting average ranks 28th in the majors.
Cincinnati’s hitters strike out 9.8 times per game, the 26th-most in MLB.
The Reds pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cincinnati has a 3.84 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have scored the third-most runs in the league this season with 167.
Baltimore leads Major League Baseball in home runs with 49.
The Orioles rank seventh in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
Baltimore ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 Ks per contest.
The Orioles strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
Baltimore pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.47 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
Reds Key Players to Watch
Abbott gets the start for the Reds, his seventh of the season. He is 1-3 with a 3.27 ERA and 27 strikeouts through 33 2/3 innings pitched.
Elly De La Cruz is batting .288 this season with eight home runs, both best among Cincinnati hitters.
Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in with 22 while batting .246 with four homers.
Jonathan India has 21 hits this season and a slash line of .212/.331/.283.
Tyler Stephenson has 15 hits and an OBP of .325 to go with a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
The Orioles will send Means to the mound for his first start this season.
Gunnar Henderson paces the Orioles with 10 home runs and 24 runs batted in.
Jordan Westburg has five doubles, two triples, five home runs and seven walks while batting .300.
Adley Rutschman leads the Orioles with a .308 batting average.
Ryan Mountcastle is hitting .295 with eight doubles, five home runs and 10 walks.
Reds and Orioles Injuries
Reds: TJ Friedl: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Ian Gibaut: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Frankie Montás: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Alex Young: 60 Day IL (Back), Tejay Antone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt McLain: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Orioles: Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Calf), Tyler Wells: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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