Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Cincinnati (-130)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (20-22) will take on the Chicago White Sox (12-29) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +110 while the Reds are sitting at -130. The over/under has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Jonathan Cannon and Andrew Abbott.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .321 and have struck out 352 times, while taking a walk on 137 occasions. They have 134 RBI's in addition to 282 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .214. The White Sox have accrued 52 doubles as a squad and have hit 29 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 139 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .291. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in the league.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.10 this season (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 292 hitters. White Sox pitchers have given up 43 home runs and 174 runs in total (15th in baseball). They have walked 158 opposing players and their FIP is 4.62 as a squad on the campaign. Chicago has surrendered 330 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 160 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 39 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 16 holds for the year (26th in MLB). The White Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 25.0% and have entered the game in 24 save situations. They have accumulated 2 saves so far this season and have blown 6 out of their 8 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 base runners on the season and 35.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 134 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The White Sox have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,162 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball. The Chicago Cubs have 1,054 putouts so far this season, as well as 331 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and have a total of 34 double plays.

Cannon has taken the mound for 168 frames and has 124 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.39 (82 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.362. He has surrendered 172 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 57 walks. Cannon (7-14 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while facing 717 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds hold a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .238 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 380 instances (2nd in the league) and have tallied 336 base hits. Cincinnati has hit 42 home runs for the season and 191 runs batted in. The Reds have a team slugging percentage of .378 and they average 4.71 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have tallied 65 doubles, while taking a walk 159 times as well as scoring 198 runs.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.183 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a squad for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (357 strikeouts against 132 walks). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 308. They have conceded 49 home runs and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 174 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (155 earned runs conceded).

With 48 save situations, the Reds have tallied 29 holds and 6 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers take the mound in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 43 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% of 51 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 140 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 3,348 innings played, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (2nd in professional baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Reds have racked up 309 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 1,116 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Abbott has surrendered 243 base hits while totaling 265 K's in 271 innings. Abbott (20-16 career mark) has a 3.65 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 110 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.295 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and he has faced 1,143 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-130)

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