Reds vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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29 April 2023

Reds vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

The Oakland Athletics (5-22) will host the Cincinnati Reds (11-15), Saturday at 4:07 PM ET, with the Reds on a four-game winning run.

The Athletics are an underdog (+130 moneyline odds) when they host the Reds (-152). The starting pitchers are Hunter Greene (0-1) for the Cincinnati Reds, and Kyle Muller (0-2) for the Oakland Athletics.

Luis Cessa (5.0 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 2 K) was credited with the win in the Reds’ 11-7 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Nick Senzel led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Drew Rucinski (5.2 IP, 3 R, 11 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Athletics.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Reds vs. Athletics action, including viewing options.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:21 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Reds (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+130, bet $100 to win $130)
Over/under: 8

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Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been favorites in six games this season and won four (66.7%) of those contests.
Cincinnati has not been bigger favorites this season than the -152 moneyline set for this game.
The implied probability of a win from the Reds, based on the moneyline, is 60.3%.
So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 14 of 26 games with a total.
In 26 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 17-9-0 ATS.

Hunter Greene (Reds Probable Starter)

Greene makes the start for the Reds, his sixth of the season. He is 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Sunday, the righty went six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
In five games this season, the 23-year-old has amassed a 3.52 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .261 to opposing batters.
Greene is trying to record his third quality start of the season in this outing.
Greene has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this year heading into this matchup.
The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .226 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 205 total hits and 22nd in MLB play with 106 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.375) and ranks 13th in home runs (31) in all of MLB.

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds’ 17 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
Hitters for Cincinnati have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .360 this season.
The Reds rank 17th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
Cincinnati has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 118 (4.5 per game).
The Reds have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
Cincinnati ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have come away with five wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This year, Oakland has won five of 23 games when listed as at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 43.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 27 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Athletics are 10-17-0 against the spread in their 27 games that had a posted line this season.

Kyle Muller (Athletics Probable Starter)

The Athletics will send Muller (0-2) to the mound for his sixth start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 7.23 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 23 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, the lefty went five innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.23, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season. Opposing hitters have a .347 batting average against him.
Muller has yet to notch a quality start so far this year.
Muller enters the matchup with three outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
He will take the hill against a Reds offense that ranks 19th in the league with 209 total hits (on a .244 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .360 (26th in the league) with 17 total home runs (27th in MLB play).

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics rank 13th in MLB play with 31 total home runs.
This season, Oakland’s .375 slugging percentage is 21st in baseball.
The Athletics rank 25th in MLB with a .226 batting average.
Averaging 3.9 runs per game (106 total), Oakland is the 22nd-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Athletics’ .307 on-base percentage is 21st in the majors.

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