Padres vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 23, 2024

Jurickson Profar (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the San Diego Padres (25-26) and Cincinnati Reds (20-28) meet Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, live on BSOH from Great American Ball Park. Profar and the Padres are favored by bookmakers with -111 odds on the moneyline. San Diego’s Matt Waldron gets the start, and he’ll go against Cincinnati’s Frankie Montas.

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Padres vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-111)
• Underdog: Reds (-107)
• Over/under: 9.5

Padres vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Padres have been victorious in 14, or 48.3%, of the 29 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season San Diego has been victorious 13 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -111 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 52.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Reds have been the moneyline underdog 27 total times this season. They’ve gone 9-18 in those games.
• Cincinnati is 9-17 (winning only 34.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -107 or longer.
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.7% in this contest.

Padres vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Profar leads San Diego with a batting average of .339. He’s also hit seven home runs with 31 RBI.
• Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Profar’s home run total places him 46th and his RBI tally places him 21st.
• Jake Cronenworth is batting .269 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 32 RBI.
• Elly De La Cruz has racked up a team-best batting average of .262, while pacing the Reds in home runs (nine).
• De La Cruz is 22nd in home runs and 60th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Spencer Steer has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 31 runs batted in.

Padres vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Padres average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Padres have a combined WHIP of just 1.219 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Reds pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
• Cincinnati has a 3.92 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.249).