Guardians vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

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14 August 2023

Guardians vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Cleveland Guardians (57-62) and Cincinnati Reds (62-58) is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET, at Great American Ball Park.

The Reds are an underdog (+100 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Guardians (-120). The starting pitchers are Logan Allen (5-5) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Graham Ashcraft (6-7) for the Cincinnati Reds.

The Guardians won their most recent contest versus the Rays by a 9-2 score Tuesday, with Tanner Bibee picking up the win pitching throwing seven innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits while striking out five. Andres Gimenez went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively.

The Reds defeated the Pirates 6-5 Tuesday. Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI, and Alexis Diaz got the win, pitching 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.

Before the Guardians vs. Reds matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+100, bet $100 to win $100)

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have been favorites in 62 games this season and won 34 (54.8%) of those contests.
Cleveland has a record of 28-24, a 53.8% win rate, when favored by -120 or more by sportsbooks this season.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 54.5% chance to win.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 50 of its 118 chances.
The Guardians are 63-55-0 against the spread this season.

Logan Allen (Guardians Probable Starter)

Allen (5-5) takes the mound for the Guardians in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.55 ERA in 91 1/3 innings pitched, with 88 strikeouts.
The left-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.55, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opponents are hitting .255 against him.
Allen is looking to pick up his sixth quality start of the year in this matchup.
Allen will try to go five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
He has had four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Reds offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and ranks 14th in MLB play with 139 home runs. It has a collective .251 batting average, and is 11th in MLB with 1022 total hits and sixth in MLB play scoring 581 runs.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians’ 87 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .380 this season.
The Guardians’ .250 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
Cleveland has scored 485 runs (just 4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .312 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
Cleveland has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 7.0 times per game on average.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been underdogs in 87 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (49.4%) in those contests.
Cincinnati has a mark of 33-39 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
The Reds have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of its 119 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Reds have posted a record of 73-46-0 against the spread this season.

Graham Ashcraft (Reds Probable Starter)

Ashcraft gets the start for the Reds, his 23rd of the season. He is 6-7 with a 4.95 ERA and 88 strikeouts through 120 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last appearance came on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when he tossed seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.95, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opponents are batting .267 against him.
Ashcraft is aiming for his fourth straight quality start.
Ashcraft will try to go five or more innings for his ninth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing.
He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 1011 total hits and 26th in MLB action with 485 runs scored. They have the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.380) and are last in all of MLB with 87 home runs.
The 25-year-old ranks 54th in ERA (4.95), 53rd in WHIP (1.408), and 55th in K/9 (6.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds rank 14th in MLB action with 139 total home runs.
So far this season, Cincinnati is 12th in baseball with a .417 slugging percentage.
The Reds rank 14th in MLB with a .251 batting average.
Cincinnati is the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (581 total).
The Reds’ .328 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.

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