Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds, 8/11/2018 Prediction & Preview
The Diamondbacks and Reds combined for just three runs in their matchup on Friday night. Will Saturday’s matchup also turn out low-scoring for bettors?
Game Snapshot & Odds
903 Arizona Diamondbacks at 904 Cincinnati Reds
Saturday, August 11, 2018
6:40 p.m. ET, Great American Ball Park
TV: ARI (FSAZ); CIN (FSO)
Public Betting Trends
Oddsmakers from online sportsbooks currently list the Diamondbacks as a -155 favorite. As of this writing, 67% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Diamondbacks to beat the Reds on the moneyline.
Diamondbacks’ Ray strikes out eight in no-decision vs. Giants
Robbie Ray pitched decently in a no-decision against the Giants on Sunday, racking up eight strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings of two-run baseball. The southpaw allowed a parade of baserunners — seven hits and four walks — in his 5 1/3 innings, but was able to bear down and make big pitches when he needed to the most. The damage against him came on run-scoring singles from Evan Longoria in the third inning and Nick Hundley in the sixth. He’s still striking out plenty of batters, but Ray will carry a disappointing 4.92 ERA and 1.44 WHIP into Saturday’s start against the Reds in Cincinnati.
Reds’ Harvey allows five runs in loss to Nationals
Matt Harvey surrendered five runs in four-plus innings and was charged with a loss to the Nationals on Saturday. He gave up single runs in each of the first five innings. Anthony Rendon had a pair of RBI-doubles off him, and Matt Adams led off the fifth inning with a solo homer to knock Harvey out of the game. He managed just one strikeout in the ballgame, while walking two and allowing nine base hits. It’s been a rough season for Harvey, who wasn’t able to recoup enough trade value for the Reds to unload him at the deadline as they had hoped. He could still pass through waivers and get dealt this month. He is now 5-7 with a 5.37 ERA in 19 starts and four relief appearances.
MLB Betting Trends
Arizona
The Diamondbacks are 20-7 in Ray’s last 27 outings versus a team with a losing record.
Cincinnati
The Reds are a perfect 4-0 in their last four home games but have lost seven of 10 overall.
Prediction:
The under is a perfect 5-0 in the Diamondbacks’ last five games. The under is also 4-0 in Arizona’s last four games when facing a right-handed starter. On the other side, the under is 5-2 in the Reds’ last seven games and is 4-1 in their last five games coming off a win. Finally, the under is 6-0 in Jerry Layne’s last six games behind home plate.
The Pick: Diamondbacks/Reds under 9
