The Cincinnati Reds won 12 of their last 16 games to reach the expanded 2020 playoff field. What can futures bettors expect for a curtain call? We look at the Cincinnati Reds’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2021 win total and World Series odds at BetMGM.
The Reds averaged 4.05 runs per game and yielded the same figure. They ranked in the NL’s bottom-third on offense and in the top-third in run prevention. Cincy lost RHP Trevor Bauer to free agency after he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Reds return a solid rotation and bullpen — one that’s deep and versatile and perhaps well-built for the rigors of a 2021 season that won’t see normal starter innings even by modern standards.
On offense, the Reds will be looking to pick up where they left off last fall … before being blanked two games to none by Atlanta in a Wild Card Round that saw Cincinnati score zero runs in 22 innings.
Over the first 28 games of last summer’s truncated season, the Reds logged a mere .699 OPS. They registered a more respectable .729 figure after that. A full year of 2B Mike Moustakas, who contracted COVID-19 and missed 16 games in 2020, should help. The veteran slugger is just two seasons removed from slashing his way to a .254/.329/.516 line with 30 doubles and 35 home runs with the Milwakee Brewers.
Cincinnati Reds’ 2021 World Series odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, March 11 at 4:55 p.m. ET.
Odds: +3500 (bet $100 to win $3,500)
The +3500 tag is a midrange price comparative to the league.
At +3500, the Reds’ implied probability of winning the World Series is 2.78% or 35/1 fractional odds.
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Cincinnati Reds’ 2021 win total
Over/Under: 81.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Cincinnati’s offseason has been much more subtraction than addition. In a division where the St. Louis Cardinals are perhaps too far over their skis at 86.5 projected wins, THE REDS ARE A NICE VALUE ON THE OVER 81.5 (-110).
Among clubs in the middle third on the tote board, Cincinnati is a solid play with decent payoffs for winning the division and NL title especially. A World Series tag closer to +4000 would make for a better risk/reward profile at the top end.
Odds to win the NL Central Division
- St. Louis Cardinals: +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Reds: +330 (bet $100 to win $330)
- Milwaukee Brewers: +375 (bet $100 to win $375)
- Chicago Cubs: +500 (bet $100 to win $500)
- Pittsburgh Pirates: +6600 (bet $100 to win $6,600)
Odds to win the National League
Odds: +1800 (bet $100 to win $1,800)
The price has the Reds in the top half of the Senior Circuit, behind the likes of the Dodgers (+180) and San Diego Padres (+420) but much more highly regarded than teams like the Arizona Diamondbacks (+8000), Colorado Rockies (+8000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (+10000).
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