Brewers vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (78-56) roll into Saturday’s matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (64-71) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX with the Brewers listed as -124 favorites on the moneyline. Milwaukee’s Frankie Montas gets the start, and he’ll go against Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-124)
• Underdog: Reds (+106)
• Over/under: 9

Brewers vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Brewers have won in 45, or 60%, of the 75 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Milwaukee has a record of 35-19 when favored by -124 or more this year.
• The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 55.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Reds have won 30 of the 69 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (43.5%).
• Cincinnati has a 21-28 record (winning 42.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Reds a 48.5% chance to win.

Brewers vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.285) this season while adding 19 home runs and 78 RBI.
• Including all batters in MLB, Contreras is 57th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (25) and runs batted in (89) this season while batting .254.
• Elly De La Cruz has put up a team-best batting average of .264, and leads the Reds in home runs (22).
• De La Cruz ranks 31st in homers and 64th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Spencer Steer’s 83 runs batted in pace his team.

Brewers vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
• Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 this year, third-best in baseball.
• Brewers pitchers have a 1.236 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Cincinnati has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.13).
• The Reds have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.257).