Reds vs. Brewers: Betting Preview for August 9
Published 9:24 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The Milwaukee Brewers (65-49) and the Cincinnati Reds (56-59) will match up in the series opener on Friday, August 9 at American Family Field, with Aaron Civale starting for the Brewers and Carson Spiers toeing the rubber for the Reds. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
The Brewers (-140), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this contest against the Reds (+115) This contest has a total of 8.5 runs (over -120; under +100).
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Reds vs. Brewers Game Info
- Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Venue: American Family Field
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Brewers -140
- Moneyline Underdog: Reds +115
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -120, Under: +100)
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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Reds will hand the ball to Spiers (4-3) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
- In seven starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
- Spiers has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has finished three appearances without allowing an earned run in 12 chances this season.
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Reds Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Reds rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 133 home runs.
- Cincinnati ranks 16th in the majors with a .399 team slugging percentage.
- The Reds have a team batting average of just .231 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
- Cincinnati has scored 517 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Reds have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.304).
- The Reds rank 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.
- Cincinnati has the 10th-best ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
- Cincinnati averages 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
- The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
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