Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The Cincinnati Reds (64-58) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Monday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (59-62). The moneyline on this matchup has Cincinnati at -122 and Los Angeles is at +102. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brady Singer and Kyle Hendricks.

The Reds have earned 196 doubles as a unit and have smacked 122 baseballs out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .391 and have struck out 1,049 times, while being walked on 398 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have compiled 521 RBI's in addition to 1,012 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .247. They have tallied 554 runs and hold an OBP of .318.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Reds pitchers have allowed 133 home runs in addition to 503 runs in total (9th in the league). Cincinnati has yielded 948 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 458 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 for the year (11th in the league), and they have rung up 1,009 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 380 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a unit this year.

Reds pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 105 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 77 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). The Reds relievers have a save percentage of 65.9% and have entered the game in 123 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves this season and have blown 15 of 44 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 166 base runners so far this year and 33.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 413 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 3,233 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 927 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Reds have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,699 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in MLB.

Singer has pitched in 810 innings and has tallied 764 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.29 (386 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.324. He has allowed 811 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 262 free passes. Singer (46-53 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.22 and he has gone up against 3,468 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a team batting average of .233 this year. They have struck out on 1,174 instances (1st in baseball) and have tallied 943 base knocks. Los Angeles has tallied 173 home runs so far this year as well as 518 RBIs. The Angels have a SLG% of .409 and they are scoring 4.42 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have hit 168 doubles, while getting a free base 368 times as well as putting up 535 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 600 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.63 (552 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 164 homers and they yield 5.03 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.421 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (963 strikeouts vs 460 walks). They sit at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,066.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.1% out of their 175 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 162 times in high leverage situations and also on 116 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Angels have recorded 68 holds and also 27 blown saves. They rank 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 51.8%, and they have sent 418 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves.

In their 9,666 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 126 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Angels have recorded 1,071 assists, 73 errors and have amassed 3,222 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Hendricks has allowed 1,623 hits while he has accumulated 1,341 strikeouts in 1,700 innings. He has allowed 712 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.187 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.39 and he has faced 7,026 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Hendricks (103-89 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.77 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-122)

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