Padres vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

The San Diego Padres (14-18) will try to put a stop to their current five-game losing streak when they host the Cincinnati Reds (16-13) at 4:10 PM ET on BSOH Wednesday. Oddsmakers consider the Padres to be -139 favorites to end their skid, while the Reds are +117 underdogs looking for the upset. Joe Musgrove gets the starting nod for San Diego while Graham Ashcraft is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.

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Padres vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-139)
• Underdog: Reds (+117)
• Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Padres have won in nine, or 47.4%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season San Diego has come away with a win five times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -139 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 58.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Reds have been the moneyline underdog 14 total times this season. They’ve finished 5-9 in those games.
• Cincinnati has a 2-4 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +117 or longer.
• The Reds have a 46.1% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Padres vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar is batting .294 with 19 RBI, both of which lead San Diego hitters this season.
• Profar ranks 59th in home runs and 19th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Ha-Seong Kim has 24 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
• Elly De La Cruz paces the Reds with eight home runs and has racked up a team-high batting average of .280.
• De La Cruz’s home run total ranks fifth in MLB, and he is 19th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has racked up 21 runs batted in to pace his team.

Padres vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Padres strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• The Padres have pitched to a 4.37 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
• The Padres have a combined WHIP of 1.309 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
• Cincinnati has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.83).
• Pitchers for the Reds combine for the 12th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.234).