The San Francisco Giants will welcome the Cincinnati Reds to Oracle Park in the 0 game of a doubleheader. The game gets underway 10:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Ohio will televise this NL showdown.
Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (+125) is the underdog against Cincinnati (-135) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at seven runs (-120 for the over and +100 for the under). There’s a runline of Reds -1.5 (+110) and Giants +1.5 (-130) for this matchup.
The Giants are 16-21 straight up (SU) and 15-21 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 0.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 13.4 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in six of those seven. The Reds are 16-22 SU and have gone 22-15 ATS. Overall, the club has lost 6.5 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going, but have gained 5.0 units ATS. Cincinnati’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 17-17-2 so far in 2019. The Reds have been a good under bet with a total record of 12-24-1.
Luis Castillo will get the nod for the visiting Reds. The right-handed Castillo is 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA and 59 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with nine strikeouts and a 5.14 ERA against San Francisco this year.
The Giants will turn to righty Dereck Rodriguez (3-4, 5.75 ERA), who’s got 26 punchouts and 13 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.42. Rodriguez is 0-1 with a 14.40 ERA in one start against Cincinnati this year.
Cincinnati’s pitchers have allowed 3.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.67 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.48, along with a K-per-9 of 9.48.
The Reds offense has slashed .212/.291/.389 on its way to 4.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Third baseman Eugenio Suarez and shortstop Jose Iglesias have led Cincinnati’s offense. Suarez is hitting .242/.336/.545 with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and 18 runs scored, while Iglesias (.286/.328/.420) is up to two homers, 11 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
For the home team, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.26, a WHIP of 1.36 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.7. The bullpen has a 3.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
The San Francisco offense is putting up 4.0 runs per contest, including 6.2 per game over its last 10 games and 7.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .237/.316/.439 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Giants’ hitters have been led by Steven Duggar and Evan Longoria. Duggar is slashing .259/.304/.370 with three home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored, and Longoria’s line sits at .235/.289/.429 with five homers, 14 RBIs and 14 runs.
The Reds have lost 5.6 units and are 16-14 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 10 of those games, compared to 19 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.4 units and are 9-14 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 12 of those games, as opposed to 10 which went under the total.
Reds at Giants Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Reds, ATS Winner – Reds, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in only one of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Cincinnati defense has coughed up four errors over the last five outin, compared to only zero errors for San Francisco over its last five.
- The Reds have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit 12 over their last 10.
- The Reds have a total OPS of .680 this season and an OPS of .650 against right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .654 overall and .682 versus righties.
