Data Skrive:
Following a four-hit effort last time out, Ty France leads the Cincinnati Reds (66-73) into action as +127 underdogs against the Houston Astros (75-63). First pitch from Great American Ball Park at 1:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, live on MLB Network. Houston’s Hunter Brown and Cincinnati’s Rhett Lowder have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.33
Astros to win vs Reds -150
Astros vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-150)
- Underdog: Reds (+127)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Astros have been chosen as favorites in 100 games this year and have walked away with the win 57 times (57%) in those games.
- This season Houston has come away with a win 31 times in 48 chances when named as a favorite of at least -150 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 60% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Reds have gone 32-40 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.4% of those games).
- Cincinnati has a 12-9 record (winning 57.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +127 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 44.1%.
Astros vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.313) and home runs (30) this season, while also chipping in with 73 RBI.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez’s home run total ranks him 11th and his RBI tally places him 39th.
- Jose Altuve is batting .294 with an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .436 this season.
- Elly De La Cruz has launched a team-best 22 home runs.
- De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 35th in MLB, and he is 73rd in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has racked up 85 runs batted in to pace his team.
Astros vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Astros strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Astros have pitched to a 3.71 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.246 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Reds pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.18).
- The Reds average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.261).