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The Cincinnati Reds (52-56) and San Francisco Giants (54-56) meet Friday at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET on NBCS-BA. The Reds are -118 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Giants are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +155 odds. Andrew Abbott will get the ball for Cincinnati while San Francisco will counter with Kyle Harrison.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Reds to win vs Giants -118
Reds vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Reds (-118)
- Underdog: Giants (+100)
- Over/under: 9
Reds vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Reds have been victorious in 25, or 52.1%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Cincinnati has come away with a win 23 times in 45 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 54.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Giants have won 42.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (22-30).
- San Francisco has a 16-24 record (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 50%.
Reds vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Elly De La Cruz is batting .262 this season with 18 home runs, both lead Cincinnati hitters.
- Of all MLB hitters, De La Cruz ranks 54th in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging.
- Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in with 65 while batting .234 with 15 homers.
- Matt Chapman paces the Giants with 15 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .241.
- Chapman’s home run total ranks 62nd in the big leagues, and he is 74th in RBI.
- Heliot Ramos has hit 15 home runs with 53 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Reds vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Reds strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- Reds pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.255 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
- San Francisco’s 4.31 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.329).