How many games will the Cincinnati Reds win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Reds’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.
Cincinnati Reds’ 2019 recap
The Reds went 75-87 (.463) last season, under-producing on 4.3 runs per game and 4.4 RPG allowed. Cincinnati flummoxed bettors to the tune of a -9.3% ROI when playing as an underdog. The team was nine games under .500 (24-33) in one-run games, and the offense in particular was time and again undone by shaky performances in high-leverage situations. (A midsummer stretch of 66 games – June 12-Aug. 27 – saw the Reds notch an impressive .801 OPS.) That on-base plus slugging mark was matched however, by a June-to-August spell which saw Cincinnati pitching clock a 5.20 ERA.
Cincinnati Reds’ offseason
Few, if any key losses, have been easily eclipsed by some shrewd acquisitions. Donning Reds’ threads in 2020 will be 2B Mike Moustakas, OF Nick Castellanos, OF Shogo Akiyama and RP Pedro Strop. It wasn’t a splashy shopping spree for Cincinnati GM Nick Krall, but for a team that already has some regression-bounce-back candidates the Reds did well to add some wins here and there.
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Cincinnati Reds’ 2020 schedule
Cincinnati’s 60-game schedule will be two-thirds comprised of National League Central games (10 vs. each team), with the one-third balance (20 games) coming against American League Central clubs.
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How many games will the Cincinnati Reds win in 2020?
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, July 6 at 11:10 a.m. ET.
Some better baseball luck, a bounce to projected form, and a potentially soft schedule all point to better things for Cincinnati. But much of that is reflected in a win total of 32.5 games with the price shaded to the Under (-120). Take the even-money OVER (+100), but it’s a moderate-confidence play at best.
Cincinnati Reds’ World Series odds
The Reds draw a +2500 tag on winning the World Series. In the parlance of the region, the 2020 season is a five-furlong sprint on the dirt. Thus, a Cincinnati wager here is a WORTHY PLAY on the tote board.
Cincinnati Reds’ playoff odds
Cincinnati is priced at +275 to win the NL Central (A SOLID PLAY) and +1200 to take the pennant in the Senior Circuit (neutral).
Suggestion: Bracket all these plays by taking the Reds to win 33-plus games and the World Series. Last season the Reds stumbled out of the gate and finished back in the pack. But the numbers in the “Form” point to some darkhorse value.
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