Padres vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 22, 2024

Entering Wednesday’s matchup with the San Diego Padres (25-25), the Cincinnati Reds (19-28) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:40 PM ET on BSOH with the Padres listed as -126 favorites, while the are +106 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. San Diego’s Michael King and Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez have been named the starters for this contest.

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Padres vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-126)
• Underdog: Reds (+106)
• Over/under: 9.5

Padres vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Padres have won in 14, or 50%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season San Diego has come away with a win nine times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -126 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Reds are 8-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 30.8% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Cincinnati has gone 5-15 (25%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Reds’ implied win probability is 48.5%.

Padres vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar leads San Diego with a .339 batting average. He’s also hit seven homers and has 31 RBI.
• Profar is 43rd in home runs and 19th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Jake Cronenworth leads San Diego in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (32) this season while batting .270.
• Elly De La Cruz paces the Reds with nine home runs and has a team-best batting average of .256.
• De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 22nd in the big leagues, and he is 71st in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has been productive as he paces his team with 31 RBI.

Padres vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Padres have pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• Padres pitchers have a 1.225 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.9 K/9, the fourth-best in the majors.
• Cincinnati has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.00).
• The Reds average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.259).