In the latest baseball news, Jose Iglesias and the Cincinnati Reds (28-34, fifth in NL Central) will go to the Citizens Bank Park on Sunday where they’ll take on the Philadelphia Phillies (36-27, first in NL East). The Reds open this matchup at +146 while the Phillies are price at – 156. The total is set at 8.5. Check out our sports betting pick for the game, with our baseball betting pick from our resident betting experts.
The Reds are proving useful for Las Vegas oddsmakers, having gone 28-34-0 SU. Philadelphia covers 57.1% of the time, going 36-27-0 straight up. Of course, the Phillies are excellent for wagerers as the favorite, going 29-17-0 SU. Cincinnati has gone 12-24-0 straight up as the underdog, so they spread 33.3% of the time.
Baseball Betting Pick
Baseball betting fans know that the Reds have an okay 28-34 record this season. Beginning pitcher Sonny Gray has a 2-5 record with an earned run average of 3.54 and a WHIP of 1.21 this season. He has 68 strikeouts over his 61 innings pitched and he’s surrendered 51 hits. He’s permitted 7.5 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 2.95. In addition, the bullpen has an earned run average of 3.66 and they have surrendered 193 base hits on the year. Groups are hitting .233 against the bullpen and they’ve struck out 239 hitters and strolled 79 players. As a group, Cincinnati permits 8 hits for each nine innings while striking out 9.8 hitters per nine innings.
Philadelphia has a 36-27 generally imprint this year. With an earned run average of 4.63, Aaron Nola has a 6-1 record and a 1.53 WHIP. He has 79 strikeouts over the 70 innings he’s pitched. He likewise has surrendered 76 hits. He’s permitting 9.8 hits per nine innings and his FIP remains at 4.39. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.14 and they have surrendered 209 base hits on the year. Groups are hitting .251 against the Phillies bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 224 players and strolled 91 contradicting hitters. As a group, Philadelphia permits 8.9 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.6 hitters per nine innings. Read below for our baseball betting pick.
Our Conclusion
Game Time: 06/9/2019 at 1:05PM ET
Bet on the Phillies at -156
