Guardians vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 25, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Cincinnati Reds (76-81) on Wednesday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSGL, with the Guardians listed as -145 favorites on the moneyline. Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo and Cincinnati’s Jakob Junis have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-145)
• Underdog: Reds (+123)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Guardians have come away with 63 wins in the 97 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year Cleveland has won 24 of 38 games when listed as at least -145 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 59.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Reds have won 46% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (40-47).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer, Cincinnati has a record of 19-18 (51.4%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 44.8%.

Guardians vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 37 and runs batted in with 112.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Ramirez is seventh in home runs and third in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .240 with an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
• Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 25 home runs.
• Among all batters in MLB, De La Cruz’s home run total puts him 33rd, and his RBI total ranks 50th.
• Spencer Steer has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 91 RBI.

Guardians vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have the fourth-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.200 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The Reds pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.255).