Data Skrive:
The Cleveland Guardians (43-22) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds (32-35) when the teams meet at 7:10 PM ET on Wednesday. The Reds are -117 favorites to prevent the Guardians from completing the sweep. Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.09
Reds to win vs Guardians -117
Reds vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Reds (-117)
- Underdog: Guardians (-102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Reds vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Reds have been victorious in 18, or 60%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Cincinnati has come away with a win 16 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -117 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 53.9% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Guardians have compiled a 12-8 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 60% of those games).
- Cleveland has a record of 11-8 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (57.9%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 50.5%.
Reds vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Spencer Steer is batting .239 for Cincinnati with a team-high 41 RBI.
- Steer ranks 84th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 21st in RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz is slugging .419 this season, with a team-best 11 homers while driving in 29 runs.
- Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (18), runs batted in (62) and has a team-high batting average of .271.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ramirez’s home run total puts him fourth, and his RBI total ranks first.
- Josh Naylor is hitting .224 with nine doubles, 17 home runs and 25 walks.
Reds vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Reds average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- Reds pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.91 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Reds rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.256 WHIP this season.
- The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
- Cleveland’s 3.42 team ERA ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in baseball (1.175).