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The Cincinnati Reds (68-65) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series at the San Francisco Giants (68-63) Tuesday, the 9th game of their 10-game road trip. First pitch from Oracle Park is 9:45 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Reds vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Giants lead 3-2
The Reds lost the series opener 4-1 on Monday, their 4th loss in 5 games. They are 4-4 on the road trip and 4-6 in their last 10 games. They are in 3rd place the NL Central, trailing the 1st-place Milwaukee Brewer by 7 games. They are 1 1/2 games out of the NL Wild-Card race.
The Giants won their 2nd straight game, but are 4-7 in their last 11 games. They are in 3rd place in the NL West, trailing the 1st-place Los Angeles Dodgers by 13 1/2 games and trailing for the final Wild-Card spot by half a game.
Reds at Giants projected starters
LHP Brandon Williamson vs. RHP Alex Cobb
Williamson (4-3, 4.18 ERA) makes his 19th start. He has a 1.25 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 92 2/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 3-2 road loss to Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday
- Reds have lost 4 of his last 5 starts
Cobb (6-5, 3.74 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 132 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 4 K in 8-6 road win over Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday
- Is 0-2 with 6.84 ERA in 5 August starts
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Reds at Giants odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:04a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Reds +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Giants -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Reds +1.5 (-155) | Giants -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Reds at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Reds 4, Giants 3
Moneyline
Cobb has not been very good in August. The Reds haven’t been good for Williamson.
The Reds have not lost more than 2 games in a row in their last 19 games while the Giants haven’t won 3 straight in their last 21 games.
BET REDS (+125).
Run line/Against the spread
Twelve of the last 14 times the Giants have not covered the spread, it was an outright loss. They are 64-67 ATS.
The Reds are 83-50 ATS, the best mark in the majors. Eight of the last 10 times they have covered the spread, they have won the game outright.
Because of the plus odds on the moneyline, that is the better bet, not taking the Reds to simply cover at -155.
PASS.
Over/Under
Four of the 5 games the 2 teams have played have had fewer than 8 runs. Also, Williamson’s last 4 starts have had fewer than 8 runs.
BET UNDER 8 (-105).
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