Reds over 9.5 -116
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This sets up to be a nice over play. The Reds have gone over 7 of their last 10 while the Cardinals have gone over 7 of their last 10 as well. The Reds have also found their way over the total 24 times out of 36 games played on the road.
Both offenses like to put runs up. The Cincinnati Reds have put 323 runs up already this year while the Cardinals have put up 351. Both teams also favor the long ball. The Cardinals have hit 88 home runs so far this season and Cincinnati has hit 79. When you are backing teams for over plays you definitely like it when your repsective teams are capable of hitting the ball out of the park on a regular basis. While the Reds do not hit for a high batting average at .253 they are third in the National League for on base percentage at .345 while the Cardinals come in at .338. In the runs, on base percentage and home run categories these two teams rank in the top 5 in the National League.
The pitching matchup in this game also favors the over. Acevedo has been in a bad form of late. In his last three games he has gone 0-2 with an era of 11.25 and an extremely high whip of 2.00. He has only managed to pitch 12 innings and has given up 21 hits, 15 earned runs and 5 home runs. Teams are getting on base against him at a .436 clip. Woody Williams on the other hand has been a little better. He is 2-1 in his last three while carrying an era of 3.71. He has managed to go 17 innings and give up 22 hits. Teams are still getting on base against him at very high percentage of .365. In his last three games the total has gone over twice.
The bullpens in this game are very one sided as the Cardinals bullpen simply does not give up runs. The Reds' bullpen makes up for that in a big way. Their available bullpen for tonight's game going by their last three games pitched has a combined era of 8.42 and a whip of 1.99. They only have one pithcer who has been even close to respectable of late and that is Jones who hasn't given anything up lately and has an era of 3.51 on the season. The Reds' closer Danny Graves threw 25 pitches last night and blew another save opportunity.
Offenses and pitching in tonight's game definitely look like they favor the over to me. Best of luck!
Line found at Pinnacle
This sets up to be a nice over play. The Reds have gone over 7 of their last 10 while the Cardinals have gone over 7 of their last 10 as well. The Reds have also found their way over the total 24 times out of 36 games played on the road.
Both offenses like to put runs up. The Cincinnati Reds have put 323 runs up already this year while the Cardinals have put up 351. Both teams also favor the long ball. The Cardinals have hit 88 home runs so far this season and Cincinnati has hit 79. When you are backing teams for over plays you definitely like it when your repsective teams are capable of hitting the ball out of the park on a regular basis. While the Reds do not hit for a high batting average at .253 they are third in the National League for on base percentage at .345 while the Cardinals come in at .338. In the runs, on base percentage and home run categories these two teams rank in the top 5 in the National League.
The pitching matchup in this game also favors the over. Acevedo has been in a bad form of late. In his last three games he has gone 0-2 with an era of 11.25 and an extremely high whip of 2.00. He has only managed to pitch 12 innings and has given up 21 hits, 15 earned runs and 5 home runs. Teams are getting on base against him at a .436 clip. Woody Williams on the other hand has been a little better. He is 2-1 in his last three while carrying an era of 3.71. He has managed to go 17 innings and give up 22 hits. Teams are still getting on base against him at very high percentage of .365. In his last three games the total has gone over twice.
The bullpens in this game are very one sided as the Cardinals bullpen simply does not give up runs. The Reds' bullpen makes up for that in a big way. Their available bullpen for tonight's game going by their last three games pitched has a combined era of 8.42 and a whip of 1.99. They only have one pithcer who has been even close to respectable of late and that is Jones who hasn't given anything up lately and has an era of 3.51 on the season. The Reds' closer Danny Graves threw 25 pitches last night and blew another save opportunity.
Offenses and pitching in tonight's game definitely look like they favor the over to me. Best of luck!
