The St. Louis Cardinals (13-13) and Cincinnati Reds (15-20) play the second game of a three-game set at Great American Ballpark Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Cardinals-Reds MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Cardinals at Reds: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Kwang-Hyun Kim vs. RHP Sonny Gray
Kim: 1-0, 1.08 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, 7 K, 4 BB, 2 ER, 16 2/3 IP, 3 starts, one relief appearance
- Completed six innings in each of his last two starts without an earned run allowed. He has given up just one homer on the year.
- Recorded a save in his first outing of the year but has since moved to the rotation and will make a fourth consecutive start.
Gray: 5-1, 1.94 ERA, 1.008 WHIP, 55 K, 15 BB, 9 ER, 41 2/3 IP, 7 starts
- Has a career-best 11.9 K/9 and a low 0.6 HR/9.
- Pitched five scoreless frames against the Milwaukee Brewers last time out in a 6-1 win for the Reds.
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Cardinals at Reds: Key injuries
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Cardinals
- RP Andrew Miller (shoulder) out
- C Matt Wieters (toe) questionable
Reds
- OF Nick Senzel (undisclosed) out
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Cardinals at Reds: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Reds 4, Cardinals 2
Moneyline (ML)
The Cardinals (+145) won 7-5 Monday and lead the season series 4-1 after taking three of four at Busch Stadium a couple of weeks ago. The REDS (-162) will bounce back Tuesday, however, with Gray making his eighth start of the season.
Cincinnati has lost three of its last four games but had previously won three straight. Gray held the Cards to two earned runs over six innings in a 5-4 Reds road loss Aug. 20. Look for the tides to turn in Cincinnati’s home park.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Double down on the REDS with the -1.5 (+125) run line. Should they win by 2 or more runs, a $10 bet will return a profit of $12.50.
They’re just 13-22 against the spread for the season but they’re in the strong half of their split against a left-handed starter. The Reds own a team OPS of .740 against lefties; the Cards have just a .719 mark against righties.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the UNDER 8.5 (-110) in a strong starting pitching matchup with both hurlers likely to pitch deep into the game against uninspiring offenses.
Reds RHP Anthony DeSclafani gave up all seven runs the Cards scored Monday in a forgettable outing of just 3 2/3 innings. Gray is the right choice to get them back on track.
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