Reds vs. Giants: Betting Preview for August 4

Published 1:25 am Sunday, August 4, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (55-57) and the Cincinnati Reds (53-57) will match up on Sunday, August 4 at Great American Ball Park, with Robbie Ray pitching for the Giants and Carson Spiers taking the mound for the Reds. The first pitch will be thrown at 12:05 PM ET.

The Giants, at -125, are favored in this matchup, while the Reds are underdogs at +105. The over/under for this matchup is 9.5.

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Reds vs. Giants Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
  • Time: 12:05 PM ET
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Venue: Great American Ball Park
  • TV Channel: Roku
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Giants -125
  • Moneyline Underdog: Reds +105
  • Over/Under: 9.5 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)

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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Reds will send Spiers (4-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
  • The right-hander did not allow a run in five innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
  • He has started six games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
  • Spiers has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 11 chances this season.

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Reds Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Reds have hit 123 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
  • Fueled by 327 extra-base hits, Cincinnati ranks 18th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Reds have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
  • Cincinnati has scored the 15th-most runs in the majors this season with 483 (4.4 per game).
  • The Reds have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.302).
  • The Reds rank 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.
  • Cincinnati has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
  • Cincinnati strikes out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
  • Reds pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.

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